Who is the Girlfriend of Wenyen Gabriel? His Parents, Family, Salary, Jersey
South Sudanese-American professional basketball player Wenyen Gabriel plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He represented the Kentucky Wildcats in college basketball after being a 5-star prospect in 2016 and peaking at #14 on ESPN’s Top 100. For the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, and Los Angeles Clippers, Gabriel also took part in NBA games.
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Gabriel registered for the NBA draught in 2018, but he was not selected. In time for the 2018 NBA Summer League, he joined the Sacramento Kings. He agreed to a two-way contract with the Kings on July 31, 2018. He did not, however, play in any games that season. Gabriel and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a two-way contract on March 1, 2022.
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The Los Angeles Lakers changed Gabriel’s two-way contract into a conventional one on April 8, 2022, for the remainder of the season. In addition to representing the USA Basketball Junior National Select Team at the 2016 Nike Hoop Summit, Gabriel earned a US passport in 2015. He believes South Sudan to be his true homeland.
Wenyen Gabriel Girlfriend
Wenyen is a star player at the Los Angeles Lakers and is not married or engaged to anyone yet. He is currently not even dating or seeing anyone according to the sources present on the internet. Even his Instagram says the same thing. He is very open about his family and parents so we hope he’ll share the dating news as well.
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So for now it is safe to say that he is only dating his career and giving all his love and focus to his first love, basketball, and spending all the time on the ground.
Wenyen Gabriel Parents and Family
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Wenyen was born on 26 March 1997 in South Sudan to parents Makuac Gob and Rebecca Gak. In order to flee the horrors of the Second Sudanese Civil War, Gabriel’s mother, Rebecca Gak, relocated to Cairo, Egypt with him and his three siblings. Komot, Gabriel’s seven-year-old brother, took over as his primary carer while his mother struggled to raise enough money to bring his father Makuac to Cairo.
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He is not the only child in the family as he has 3 siblings, Komot, Gob, and Karima. His childhood was tough, but they all remain close to each other and stayed strong. They all are very close to each other and supported each other.
Wenyen Gabriel Salary
Wenyen is under contract with the Lakers for $1,878,720. This is his 2022-23 season’s salary. His next season’s salary is yet to be revealed. His net worth is somewhere between $1 million to $5 million.
Wenyen Gabriel Jersey
Wenyen is currently playing as a power forward with the Lakers and wears jersey number 35 with them. Before Wenyen, 12 other players wore this jersey. Rudy LaRusso was one of them who wore this number for 7 long years. There are many super-talented players who carried this jersey number.
