Theo Pinson is an American professional Basketball Player player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2019, Theo Pinson currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets as their Shooting guard / Small forward. Theo Pinson has also played for North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team in his college days.
As a Shooting guard / Small forward, Theo Pinson reportedly earns around $77,250 as his yearly salary from Brooklyn Nets.
As of 2019, he is under a 1 yr(s) / $838,464 contract with Brooklyn Nets. Further, the NBA player has an average salary of $77,250 annually.
He is among the least paid players of Brooklyn Nets, Allen Crabbe leads the table with the salary of $18,500,000 annually. Currently, his net worth is in under-review.
The Famous NBA star is 6 ft 6 in height and weighs around 99kg.
Other than being a famous NBA Shooting guard / Small forward, Theo Pinson is pretty famous in social media, having 118k followers in Instagram and 68.7 followers in twitter.
Moreover, Brooklyn Nets Shooting guard/ Small forward just started his career and seems to be focused on his playing career. so there aren't any rumors about his likely girlfriend or wife.
Theo Pinson was born on November 5, 1995, in Greensboro, North Carolina to parents Theo Pinson, Sr. and Barbara Pinson. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the Afro-American ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Scorpio.
He also has a younger sister named Barbara.
Theo Pinsonattended Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina where he played for his high school basketball team.
After completing high school, Theo Pinson enrolled at the University of North Carolina and played for the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball. Theo Pinson, in his college career, held an average of 10.6 points and 6.5 rebounds
Pinson joined the Brooklyn Nets for the NBA Summer League in 2018 after being undrafted in the NBA draft for 2018. In five summer matches, he posted 11.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Pinson signed a training camp contract with the Nets on August 6, 2018, confirming that it was a two-way contract for the 2018–19 season.
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Under the terms of the deal, Pinson will split time between the Nets and its affiliate of the NBA G League, the Long Island Nets. Later on October 11, Netis converted his deal to a permanent contract.
Some of his career highlights and awards are:
YEAR | AWARD |
2017 |
NCAA champion |
2014 | McDonald's All-American |
2014 | North Carolina Mr. Basketball |
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In the summer of 2011, Pinson was named to the U16 basketball team in the USA along with Jabari Parker, Aaron Gordon, where he won the gold medal with Justin Jackson, a future Tar Heel colleague.