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(American Professional Basketball Player)

Wayne Ellington is a basketball player who plays for the Miami Heat of NBA. He is married.

Relationship Facts of Wayne Ellington

Wayne Ellington is married to Safie Khaled.
He is father of One.
Wayne Ellington is not having an affair with anyone presently.
His sexual orientation is straight.

What is the relationship of Wayne Ellington?

Reflecting on the personal life of Wayne Ellington, he is a married man.

He is married to his longtime girlfriend, Safie Khaled. He has just become the father of a child. He became the father on 22 March 2017.

Wayne Ellington: Biography in Details

Who is Wayne Ellington?

Wayne Ellington is a well-known American professional basketball player. He is best known as the player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the shooting guard position wearing jersey number 2.

What are the birth facts of Wayne Ellington?

American professional basketball player Wayne Ellington was born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He was born on 29 November 1987. He is of African American ethnicity and has an American nationality.

His birth name is Wayne Robert Ellington Jr. Since childhood, he has built up a strong interest in basketball games. His mother’s name is Elaine Ellington and his father’s name is Wayne Ellington Sr.

Education History

He studied at Daniel Boone High School and later attended The Episcopal Academy. After graduating high school, he joined the University of North Carolina where he played college basketball and won the NCAA Championship in 2009.

Wayne Ellington: Career, Salary, Net Worth

Wayne Ellington started playing basketball professionally after being selected by Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2009 NBA draft. Previously he had declared for the 2008 NBA draft but didn’t hire an agent and withdrew to play in North Carolina. On 24 July 2012, he was traded to Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Dante Cunningham.

He recorded a career-high of 26 points against a match with the Sacramento Kings on 7 January 2013. He was traded to Cleveland Cavaliers but soon left the team on 22 January 2013. On 26 July 2013, he signed with Dallas Mavericks but he was traded to Los Angeles Lakers on 25 June 2014.

On 6 August 2014, he was again traded to Sacramento Kings but was soon released from the team on 3 September 2014. He resigned from the Lakers on 22 September 2014.

On 11 November 2014, he took a leave of absence from the team because his father was shot and kill and killed in Philadelphia. On 21 November 2014, he returned to team Lakers and recorded a career-high of 28 points against a match with Washington Wizards on 27 January 2015.

He signed with Brooklyn Nets where he was named the recipient of the 2015-16 J on 10 July 2015, h. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award as selected by the Pro Basketball Writers Association (PBWA). On 10 July 2016, he signed with Miami Heat and since then he has been playing for Team Heat.

What is Wayne Ellington’s net worth?

Wayne’s salary is 5.868 million USD according to 2016 and his net worth is estimated to be around $10 Million as of 2022.

Wayne Ellington: Rumors, Controversy

Except for his trade rumor, he hasn’t been in other rumor and controversy sufferings in his life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards his body measurements, he has a good height of 6 Feet and 4 Inches (1.93m) with a body weight of 91kg. He has black hair color and his eye color is also black.

Social Media Profile

He is active on Instagram and Twitter. He has more than 48.8k followers on Twitter and more than 70.3k followers on Twitter.

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