Anthony Leon PJ Tucker Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns. He was the 2008 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, and Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.
Pj Tucker: Finals shoes| 250k shoe| Salary| Is injured
Finals shoes:
For P.J. Tucker and the Milwaukee Bucks, diamonds are on the line tonight in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. Those would be the kind on a championship ring. Perhaps to inspire the Bucks or commemorate the night, Tucker added a few more diamonds to his pregame wardrobe.
Tucker wore a pair of diamond-encrusted Nike Air Force 1s while entering the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Tucker has averaged 4.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game in the postseason.
250k shoes:
PJ Tucker has cemented himself as the universally-accepted “sneaker king” of the NBA over the last few years, and that was without an NBA ring to his name. So, upon winning his first title with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2020-21 season, the North Carolina-native went all-out: he commissioned a diamond-encrusted Air Jordan 1 worth $250,000 USD from The Shoe Surgeon and JASON OF BEVERLY HILLS.
Customized sneakers are nothing new to the forward, but the latest pair unquestionably tops previous ones with its hefty price tag.
Salary:
P.J. Tucker signed a 2 year / $14,350,000 contract with the Miami Heat, including $14,350,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $7,175,000. In 2021-22, Tucker will earn a base salary of $7,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,000,000 and a dead cap value of $7,000,000.
| Contract: | 2 yr(s) / $14,350,000 |
| Average Salary: | $7,175,000 |
| Guaranteed at Signing | $14,350,000 |
| Signed Using: | Free Agent/MLE |
| Free Agent: | 2023 / UFA |
Is injured:
Tucker is expected to miss six to eight weeks, which will put his playing status for the team’s regular-season opener against the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 26 in jeopardy.
The Suns will now have to wait longer for their small forward unit to get back together. After undergoing season-ending foot surgery in February, TJ Warren announced on Wednesday that he has been cleared to return to the court.
