Serge Ibaka

Serge Ibaka: Biography in Details

Who is Serge Ibaka?

Serge Ibaka is a well-known Congolese-Spanish professional basketball player. He is best known as the player from Toronto Raptors wearing jersey number 9.

Who are the parents of Serge Ibaka?

Professional basketball player Serge Ibaka was born in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. He was born on 12 September 1989.

As of 2021, he is 32 years old. He is of the mixed ethnicity of African and Spanish and has a Congolese-Spanish nationality.

His birth name is Serge Jonas Ibaka Ngobila and has a total of 17 siblings. Serge’s mother’s name is Amadou Djonga and their father’s name is Desiree Ibaka. His parents were basketball players.

Being born into a basketball player family, he also seeks a career in it. At the age of 17, he moved to France where he played second-division basketball. After returning to Spain he played professionally for CB L’Hospitalet Club.

Serge Ibaka: Professional Life, Career

Reflecting on a career journey of Serge Ibaka, he came to fame after being selected by Seattle SuperSonics in the 2008 NBA draft. He became the first player from the Republic of Congo to be selected in the NBA draft.

He signed a three-year contract with Ricoh Manresa from the ACB League in Spain keeping the option to leave for the NBA after each season.

In July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Seattle SuperSonics which came to know as Oklahoma City Thunder.

Although he was a starter, with his impressive skills he was successful to gain attention. On 12 February 2011, he participated in the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest but lost to Blake Griffin in the competition.

In August 2012, he signed a four-year contract with the Thunder worth $48 million. During the 2013-14 seasons, he suffered a left calf injury which forced him to miss several matches.

On 23 June 2016, he was traded to Orlando Magic but after playing for a year in Magic, he again got traded. On 14 February 2017, he was traded to Toronto Raptors and he is still playing for the Raptors.

He has won NBA All-Defensive First Team from 2012 to 2014 for three times and was NBA blocks leader in 2012 and in 2013.

Serge Ibaka: Salary, Net Worth

He has a net worth of $12 million but his salary is not revealed yet. He also had a four-year contract of $48 million with Thunder.

Furthermore, in July 2017, he signed a $65 million deal and the contract was for three years. Talking about the cars, he owns a Porsche.

Serge Ibaka: Rumors, Controversy

Except for his trade rumor he has not suffered other rumors nor suffered controversies.

How tall is Serge Ibaka?

Serge Ibaka has a height of 6 feet 1o inches.

His body weighs 107 kg. He has black hair and black eyes.

Social Media

Serge Ibaka is currently active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 1.66 million followers on Facebook, 1.2 million followers on Instagram, and 922.2k followers on Twitter, and 254k subscribers on the Youtube channel.

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