Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: Life style, Age, Wife, Parents, Siblings, Kids, Height, Awards, Net worth

Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope commonly known as KCP, is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named a McDonald's All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the South eastern Conference (SEC), and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013.
Caldwell-Pope was selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. He played four seasons with the Pistons before joining the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent in 2017–18. He won his first NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020. He spent a season with the Washington Wizards after having been traded there from the Lakers in August 2021, and was subsequently traded to the Nuggets in July 2022, where he won his second NBA championship in 2023.
Caldwell-Pope Who is LISTED as A 6' 5", 204 lbs ATHLETE was Born on February 18, 1993 to Rhonda Caldwell and Lawrence Pope, in Thomaston, Georgia. He has two younger brothers named Lawrence Jr. and Timothy. Kentavious grew up alongside his family and developed a love for basketball at a young age. He Lists his parents as his role models. In fact, their unending support continues to serve as motivation throughout his career. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's wife is his long-term girlfriend, McKenzie Caldwell-Pope. The couple had been dating each other for quite some time before getting hitched in 2016. McKenzie Caldwell-Pope is a fashion designer and has three sons with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope named Kenzo, KJ and Kendrix AND A Daughter KENDELL. He Enjoys watching YouTube videos and playing video games.
He attended Greenville High School in Greenville, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged an impressive 31 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He led the Patriots to the State Class A Final Four in 2011 and to consecutive Sweet 16 berths in 2009–10. He was named to several prominent high school All-America teams as a senior, including being selected to play in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. As a senior, he was rated the nation's No. 3 shooting guard prospect, the No. 12 prospect overall, by recruiting analysts for Rivals.com.
His talent caught the attention of college recruiters, leading him to choose the University of Georgia to play for Mark Fox and Cody Anderson over scholarship offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Tennessee, among others.
At Georgia, Caldwell-Pope played for the Bulldogs in the south eastern Conference (SEC). His scoring ability and defensive prowess set the stage for his professional career. As a freshman at Georgia, Caldwell-Pope was named to the Coaches' Freshman All-SEC Team, which also included NBA lottery picks Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. His highest output as a freshman was 25 points against Ole Miss, which was the most by a UGA freshman in almost 13 years.
As a sophomore, Caldwell-Pope was named SEC Player of the Year after averaging 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. In his final collegiate game, he scored a career-high 32 points and 13 rebounds in a loss against LSU at the SEC tournament in Nashville. He declared for the NBA draft after the season.
ABOUT Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s Professional Career:
The Detroit Pistons selected Caldwell-Pope with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft. He spent four seasons with the Pistons, showcasing his skills as a shooting guard. On June 23, 2017, Caldwell-Pope was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA for pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
On July 7, 2017, the Pistons renounced the rights to Caldwell-Pope, making him an unrestricted free agent.
On July 13, 2017, Caldwell-Pope signed a one-year, $18 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. On December 13, 2017, Caldwell-Pope pleaded guilty to a probation violation he committed during the summer. He was handed a 25-day jail sentence, but under a work-release program, was allowed to leave the facility for home games and practices. He was not allowed to leave California, limiting him to only home games within the state during that period. On July 6, 2018, Caldwell-Pope re-signed with the Lakers, on a reported one-year, $12 million contract. In 2019, Caldwell-Pope re-signed with the Lakers once again, this time on a two-year contract worth roughly $16 million. In 2019–20, he made a career-high 38.5% of his 3-pointers and was third on the team with 92 made 3-pointers. Caldwell-Pope won his first NBA championship when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games in the 2020 NBA Finals. He was instrumental in the victory, especially in game 4 when his five straight points late in the fourth quarter helped the Lakers pull away from the Heat and sealed the win in that game.