Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is a name that carries a specific kind of basketball weight for me. Going second overall in the 2012 NBA draft, right behind Anthony Davis, after that title-winning Kentucky team is rare air. What I find interesting is that his reputation was built less on scoring and more on defense and effort, the unglamorous things that don't always survive in highlight reels. At 201 centimeters he had the tools, and the expectations that come with a high pick are enormous. He's listed now as a former player, which makes me read his run as a reminder of how unforgiving that second-overall spotlight can be.

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Name (English)

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・キッド＝ギルクリスト

Reading

まいける・きっど＝ぎるくりすと

Born

September 26, 1993 (age 32)

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

201 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

High school

St. Patrick High School

University

University of Kentucky

• Xhttps://x.com/MKG14
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Kidd-Gilchrist
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q926220

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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