36 Facts About Khris Middleton

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James Khristian Middleton was born on August 12,1991 and is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.

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Khris Middleton is a three-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021.

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Khris Middleton earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the Aggies in scoring with 14.3 points per game during his sophomore season.

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Khris Middleton declared for the 2012 NBA draft after his junior season and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick.

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Khris Middleton saw limited action with the Pistons and spent time with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League during his rookie season.

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Khris Middleton was traded to Milwaukee in 2013 and became an immediate contributor to the team.

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In 2021, Khris Middleton helped lead the Bucks to their first NBA championship since 1971.

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Khris Middleton was born on August 12,1991 in Charleston, South Carolina to James and Nichelle Khris Middleton.

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Khris Middleton has one older sister named Brittney, and his cousin, Josh Powell, has played in the NBA.

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Khris Middleton attended Porter-Gaud School and played basketball for the Cyclones under coach John Pearson.

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Khris Middleton repeated as player of the year as a senior, scoring 22.4 points per game and grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game in leading Porter-Gaud to the state title game.

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Khris Middleton was named Most Valuable Player of the Porter-Gaud Holiday Classic, scoring 22 points in the championship.

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Khris Middleton was nominated for the 2009 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, but was not selected to participate.

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Khris Middleton liked the college town atmosphere, and got along well with the coaching staff.

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Khris Middleton hit 45 percent of his shots from the floor and 78.4 percent of his free throws.

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Khris Middleton scored in excess of 10 points in 27 games and led the team in scoring 16 times.

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Khris Middleton was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team at the conclusion of the regular season.

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Khris Middleton was impressed with Kennedy's coaching acumen and chose to remain an Aggie.

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Khris Middleton was listed on the preseason watchlist for the Wooden Award.

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Khris Middleton was a unanimous choice to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

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Khris Middleton averaged 13.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, down from the previous season.

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Khris Middleton was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.

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Khris Middleton finished his rookie season having managed just 27 games for the Pistons while averaging 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.6 minutes per game.

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On July 31,2013, Khris Middleton was traded, along with Brandon Knight and Viacheslav Kravtsov, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard Brandon Jennings.

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Khris Middleton averaged 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

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On July 9,2015, Khris Middleton re-signed with the Bucks to a five-year, $70 million contract, with a player option for the fifth year.

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On September 21,2016, Khris Middleton was ruled out for six months after sustaining a left hamstring injury in preseason workouts that required surgery.

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On January 31,2019, Khris Middleton was named an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve, thus earning his first All-Star selection.

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Khris Middleton became the first G League alum to be named an All-Star.

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On January 30,2020, Khris Middleton was named an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve, thus earning his second consecutive All-Star selection.

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Khris Middleton scored a playoff career-high 36 points, along with 8 rebounds and 8 assists, in the lone Milwaukee victory in game 4.

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Khris Middleton scored 16 points and notched 6 assists, tying Ray Allen for the most made three-pointers in Milwaukee Bucks history.

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On February 3, it was announced that Khris Middleton had been selected as an All-Star for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

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On July 7,2015, Khris Middleton penned a column in The Players' Tribune about the Charleston church shooting.

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Khris Middleton explained that the shooting affected him deeply because he grew up in Charleston and his grandmother Juanita knew four of the nine people who died.

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Khris Middleton had met one of the victims, Cynthia Hurd, as she dropped her nephew off at a basketball camp not long before the shooting.