Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Steven Adams is the kind of player I have always rooted for. A 211cm center out of Rotorua with a proud Tongan name, he has bounced across four NBA teams not by flash but by doing the unglamorous work nobody cheers for: bruising screens, gritty rebounds, holding the paint. To carve out a long NBA career from New Zealand, half a world from the league, takes a toughness that stat sheets never fully capture. His 2014 hometown honour says plenty about where his heart stays. I respect grinders like him more than highlight machines, and Adams is the archetype.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steven Adams
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブン・アダムズ
- Reading
- すてぃーぶん・あだむず
- Born
- July 20, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Rotorua, New Zealand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 211 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rotorua Lakes High School
- University
- University of Pittsburgh
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Wellingtonian of the Year (supreme award)
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Steven Adams born?
Born July 20, 1993 (age 32).
Where is Steven Adams from?
Steven Adams is from Rotorua, New Zealand.
What does Steven Adams do?
Steven Adams works as basketball player.
How tall is Steven Adams?
Steven Adams is 211 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
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.