Blake Griffin is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Griffing played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners. Los Angeles Clippers drafted Griffin in the 2009 NBA draft. Griffin plays the position of Power forward as well as the Center. Griffin previously dated celebrities, including Kendall Jenner and Brynn Cameron.
Currently, Blake Griffin has an estimated net worth of $60 million. Griffin earns an astonishing amount of money from his professional basketball career. As of now, Griffin plays for the Detroit Pistons of NBA after being traded from Los Angeles Clippers.
On 19th July 2017, Griffin signed a five-year contract with Clippers for $173 million. The contract included an average annual salary of $34,234,964 and the base salary of $31,873,932. In 2018-19, Griffin will earn a base salary of $31,873,932, while carrying a cap hit of $32,088,932 and a dead cap value of $141,661,920.
Year | Salary/ Earnings |
2013 | $16,441,500 |
2014 | $17,674,613 |
2015 | $18,907,725 |
2016 | $20,140,838 |
2017 | $12,005,247 |
2018 | $18,367,653 |
2019 | $32,088,932 |
Playing in the NBA for over a decade, Griffin has made career earnings of about $157,806,930.
In addition, Griffin must have earned a decent amount of money from his college basketball career. An American basketball player Reggie Bullock also plays for Detroit Pistons for an annual salary of $2,500,000.
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Blake Griffin is an unmarried man and is not dating anyone currently. However, Griffin previously dated a few celebrities. Griffin was in a relationship with Brynn Cameron who is the sister of former NFL tight end Jordan Cameron. From his relationship with ex-girlfriend, Griffin has two children.
They have a son Ford Wilson Cameron-Griffin and a daughter Finley Elaine Griffin. However, the duo was never engaged or married. Even being the parents of two children, the duo failed to continue their relationship and later separated.
Similarly, in 2017, Griffing began dating an American model as well as a television personality Kendall Jenner. But their love life didn't last long and the pair separated after dating for a year in 2018. Besides this, Griffin was further encountered with Daniella Grace, Bethany Gerber, and Kari Klinkenborg.
Aged 29, Blake Griffing the handsome hunk stands the height of 2.08 m i.e. 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 113.9 kg which is 251 lbs.
Blake Griffin was born on 16th March 1989, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. His parents are father Tommy Griffin and mother Gail Griffin. His father is a former basketball player as well as a coach. He grew up along with his brother Taylor Griffin who is also a basketball player.
Griffin belongs to an American nationality. He attended Oklahoma Christian School. Likewise, Griffin graduated from the University of Oklahoma.
Blake Griffin won four high school state titles while playing for Oklahoma Christian School. Likewise, he also won two state basketball championships. Furthermore, during his sophomore year, Griffin was named the Consensus National Player of the Year.
Griffin averaged 26.8 points, 15.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.9 blocks per game in his senior years. Griffin was even named the Player of the Year by the Tulsa World as well as The Oklahoman. He earned All-American First Team honors by averaging 22.7 points, 14.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game during his college basketball career.
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Moreover, the Big 12, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News and FoxSports.com named Griffin as the Player of the Year during his sophomore career. Later Los Angeles Clippers drafted Griffin in the 2009 NBA draft with the first overall pick. In the first season, Griffin was named Summer League MVP.
Griffin played a regular-season for Clippers until 2018. However, on 29th January 2018, Griffin was traded to Detroit Pistons along with Willie Reed and Brice Johnson in an exchange with Avery Bradley, Tobias Harris, and Boban Marjanovic.
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