Kyle Anderson is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association (NBA), find out his brief bio, age, height, wife, social media, marriage, children, net worth, and contract
The star athlete has played for multiple teams throughout his career and now currently plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Who is Kyle Anderson Timberwolves player, bio, age, height, wife, contract, salary, stats, net worth
Kyle Anderson on Rudy Gobert incident: "It ain't the first time somebody swung on me. It is what it is. We keep it in house…We'll speak about it and move on. We grown men." pic.twitter.com/TEmcqalAiY
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) April 10, 2023
If someone smiles like this after getting punched, just start running away bro ๐
This pic of Kyle Anderson is cold ๐ช๐ฝ pic.twitter.com/JPQ69ELopv
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) April 10, 2023
Anderson is quite active on his social media accounts and constantly shares updates about his work and personal life.
Kyle Anderson brief bio
Kyle Forman Anderson is an American professional basketball player who was born on September 20, 1993, in New York City. His parents are Suzanne and Kyle Anderson and he has four siblings named Tai Wilkins, Dueane Guilliod, Brittany Anderson, Jamar Wilkins.
Prior to becoming a professional, Kyle played basketball for St. Anthony High School in New Jersey. He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he played for the Bruins.
Age and height
Kyle Anderson is currently 29 years and stands at a height of 2.06 m.
Kyle Anderson career
During his UCLA sophomore in 2013-2014, Kyle Anderson received an All-American honors. The following year, in 2014, the San Antonio Spurs drafted him into the NBA as a first-round, 30th pick.
Anderson played for the Texas-based franchise for four seasons before eventually joining the Memphis Grizzlies in 2018. Just last year, on July 8, 2022, Anderson signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He wears the jersey #5 and mostly plays as a small forward or power forward.
Kyle Anderson signed a 2 year / $18,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, including $18,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual salary of $9,000,000.
Social media
Kyle Anderson is quite active on his multiple social media platforms especially twitter and Instagram. He has over 150K followers on his Instagram page, @teamslowmo and while in his Twitter account @KyleAnderson5, he has over 53K followers.
Kyle Anderson marriage
Anderson is currently married to a woman named Crystal Marie Oquendo since 2022. Back in August 24, 2022, following their wedding, Oquendo shared a series of images from their wedding at The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas on her Instagram page, @__crysss.
She shared the images with the caption:
Wow, I truly have no words.. Hands down the BEST day of my life (after Kameronโs birth of course). Thank you to everyone who helped make this day possible for Kyle and I.โ
She later added:
This weekend was priceless and fulllll of love. Iโm still not over it and Iโll be posting pictures for the rest of the year, maybe longer.. Is it too early for a vow renewal? Because Iโm not ready for this to be over ๐ ๐ค #CrystalAndKyleDownTheAisle.โ
Earlier this year, on January 2, 2023, Anderson also took to Instagram to share about the coupleโs big day.
He posted pictures with the caption: โwedded my bestfriend in 2022 ๐.โ
Children
Kyle Anderson and Oquendo share one child together, a three-year-old son, named Kameron, who was born in February 2020. The couple often posts photos of their son on Instagram.
Net worth
According to various sources, Kyle Anderson has an estimated net worth of around $8-10 million.
Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert altercation
Just recently on April 9, 2023, Anderson had and altercation with his teammate Rudy Gobert, which ended with Gobert getting sent home. The incident occurred during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The two men started arguing and Gobert punched Anderson in the chest. The reason for the altercation still remains unclear at the moment. Anderson however, stayed in the game and ultimately scored eight points and nine rebounds by the end.
Following the altercation, Gobert apologized for his action on Twitter and tweeted:
Emotions got the best of me today. I should not have reacted the way i did regardless of what was said. I wanna apologize to the fans, the organisation and particularly to Kyle, who is someone that i truly love and respect as a teammate.โ
Despite Gobertโs absence, the Timberwolves still ended up winning the game 113-108. The team are next set to face off against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of the NBA playoffs play-in games. The games are part of the Western Conference.
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