My Take
P. J. Washington is the kind of player who quietly earns your respect before you even realize you're watching him. A Louisville kid who went through the Kentucky Wildcats program and got drafted 12th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 — that's a real pedigree — and he backed it up by landing on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020. He's always struck me as a do-everything forward who doesn't need the spotlight to contribute: he can knock down a mid-range jumper, bang in the post, and switch onto guards without making a big show of it. His move to the Dallas Mavericks felt like exactly the kind of fresh start a guy with his versatility deserves, and watching him play alongside Luka Doncic, I think the best of P. J. Washington is still ahead of him.
Overview
Paul Jamaine Washington Jr. (born August 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. After being selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft with the 12th overall pick, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2020.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- P. J. Washington
- Name (Japanese)
- P・J・ワシントン
- Reading
- P・J・わしんとん
- Born
- August 23, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 79 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Kentucky
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.