J. J. Barea is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a member of the Puerto Rican national team when it won a gold medal in the 2006 and 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico native, J. J. Barea was born on June 26, 1984, under the star sign Cancer. 2011 NBA champion holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnic background.
No. 5 – Dallas Mavericks' point guard, Jose Barea is currently under a 1 year $2,564,753 contract with the team that includes $2,564,753 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,564,753.
In 2019-20, he will earn a base salary of $2,564,753, while carrying a cap hit of $1,620,564 and a dead cap value of $1,620,564. Tim Hardaway Jr., Kristaps Porzingis, and Courtney Lee are the highest-paid roosters of the team.
Initially, he signed a 3 year $5 million contract with Dallas. In 2011, he signed a 4 year $18 million contract with Minnesota. In 2014 season he was waived by Minnesota, later he was bought out by his former team, Dallas, agreeing on a 1 year $1.3 million contract. In 2015, he re-signed a four-year contract with Dallas for $16 million.
To date, he has earned $41,800,103 as his NBA career earning actively playing 14 seasons. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated no less than $20 million.
Being such a well-known and skilled basketball player, Barea earns a good sum of money from his profession.
J.J. Barea was previously in a relationship with Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera. The couple began dating in March 2011. From their relationship, the duo has a son Sebastián José Barea Rivera born on 17th February 2017.
CAPTION: J. J. Barea and his wife Viviana Ortiz SOURCE: Instagram However, Barea and Rivera failed to continue their relationship and separated in April 2013.
Barea next began dating his current wife Viviana Ortiz who is an actress and Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2011. In February 2016, the pair confirmed that they were expecting their first child.
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They welcomed their daughter Paulina Barea Ortiz on 31st March 2016. Likewise, the lovebirds exchanged their vows on 20th August 2016.
Their wedding was held at the church of the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CAPTION: J. J. Barea with his wife and children SOURCE: Instagram Since their wedding, the husband and wife are together and are still going strong in their relationship. They are maintaining a peaceful relationship without any signs of divorce and extramarital affairs. Barea frequently shares adorable photos of his spouse and children on his Instagram.
Aged 35, J.J. Barea stands the perfect height of 1.83 m i.e. 6 feet and weighs 78.5 kg which is 173 lbs.
J.J. Barea was born to mother, Marta Barea, and father Jaime Barea and grew up along with his brothers Jamie J. Barea and Jason J. Barea. He holds a Puerto Rican nationality.
CAPTION: J. J. Barea SOURCE: Instagram Barea attended Miami Christian School in the United States where he began playing basketball. Likewise, Barea graduated from the Northeastern University.
J.J. Barea played college basketball for the Northeastern University team. He averaged 17.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals as a freshman and earned third-team All-AEC and AEC All-Rookie team honors. Likewise, during his sophomore year, he earned All-AEC honors and further played for the senior team.
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In the 2006 NBA draft, Barea went undrafted so he joined Golden State Warriors for the 2006 Las Vegas Summer League. Later, he joined Dallas Mavericks for the Rocky Mountain Revue. Barea played regular seasons for Mavericks until 2010–11 season.
However, from 2011–2014 season, Barea played for Minnesota Timberwolves. Barea returned to Mavericks on 29th October 2014. Moreover, he re-signed a four-year contract with the club on 16th July 2015. Besides his club career, Barea is also a member of Puerto Rico's National Basketball team.
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