Is Kayla Kiriau Girlfriend of Steven Adams? His Parents, Family, Salary, Jersey

NBA player Steven Adams is from New Zealand and plays for the Memphis Grizzlies. In order to play collegiate basketball for Pittsburgh, Adams came to the United States in 2012 after spending one season with his hometown team, the Wellington Saints, in 2011. The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Adams with the 12th overall choice in the 2013 NBA Draft. He had six straight seasons as the Thunder’s main starting center.

After seven years in Oklahoma City, Adams was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans in November 2020. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in August 2021. Adams participated in 2011 with the National Basketball League’s Wellington Saints. In order to maintain his collegiate eligibility, he refused to be paid by the Saints. He was honored as the NBL Rookie of the Year and contributed to the Saints’ championship success.

 

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The Oklahoma City Thunder selected Adams with the 12th overall choice on June 27, 2013, making him the first New Zealander to be chosen in the first round of an NBA draft.

Steven Adams Girlfriend

Steven is a star player at the Memphis Grizzlies and is not married or engaged to anyone yet. But this does not mean that he is not in a relationship as Steven is in a relationship with a beautiful girl named Kayla. Kayla is a supportive and understanding girlfriend who supports his partner in his every big decision.

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Kayla is also a basketball player. She played with the South West Metro Pirates in basketball as a professional in 2021. Native to New Zealand, Kayla has African American ancestry in her background. Kayla is a professional basketball player, hence by 2022, her net worth is expected to range between $300,000 and $900,000 in total. The couple is keeping everything very low profile and shared very little about their relationship.

Steven Adams Parents and Family

Steven was born on 20 July 1993 in Rotorua, New Zealand, to parents Lilika Ngauamo and Sid Adam. His parents were an English father and a Tongan mother. After serving in the Royal Navy, Sid moved to New Zealand and fathered 18 children with five different women.

He is not the only child in the family as he has many siblings. His siblings are also athletes as He has two athletic half-sisters: Both Lisa Adams and Dame Valerie Adams have won gold in the shot-put event at the Paralympics.

Dame Valerie Adams is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion. Warren and Sid Jr., two of his brothers, both played professionally in the New Zealand National Basketball League.

Steven Adams Salary

Steven is under contract with the Grizzlies for $17,926,829. This is his 2022-23 session salary. His net worth is somewhere between $5 million to $10 million.

Steven Adams Jersey

Steven is currently playing as a center with the Memphis Grizzlies and wears jersey number 4 with them. Before Steven, 9 other players wore this jersey. Stromile Swift was one of those and he wore this number for 7 long years.