Center · Memphis Grizzlies
Steven Adams
Age 32 · New Zealand · 211 cm (6'11") · 120 kg · Born Jul 20, 1993 · Pittsburgh
8.7 PPG
8.0 RPG
1.5 APG
796 games
12 seasons
Career snapshot
12seasons
796games
6,943career pts
16.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Oklahoma City Thunder
· 530 games · 2013-14–2019-20
Position rank · 2024-25
#31PPG rank
#31PER rank
#31WS rank
Among 32 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
13.9
2017-18 · OKC
RPG
11.5
2022-23 · MEM
APG
3.4
2021-22 · MEM
PER
20.6
2017-18 · OKC
WS
9.7
2017-18 · OKC
Draft
2013
Round 1 ·
Pick 12
from Pittsburgh
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2013
Career by team
Houston Rockets
2024-25 – 2025-26 · 2 seasons
4.6 PPG
6.7 RPG
1.2 APG
90 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2021-22 – 2022-23 · 2 seasons
7.5 PPG
10.5 RPG
3.0 APG
118 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
7.6 PPG
8.9 RPG
1.9 APG
58 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
2013-14 – 2019-20 · 7 seasons
9.8 PPG
7.6 RPG
1.2 APG
530 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | OKC | 81 | 20 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 11.2 | 2.9 |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 70 | 67 | 25.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 50.2 | 14.1 | 4.1 |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 80 | 80 | 25.2 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 15.5 | 6.5 |
| 2016-17 | OKC | 80 | 80 | 29.9 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 16.5 | 6.5 |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 76 | 76 | 32.7 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 55.9 | 20.6 | 9.7 |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 80 | 80 | 33.4 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18.5 | 9.1 |
| 2019-20 | OKC | 63 | 63 | 26.7 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 59.2 | 33.3 | 58.2 | 20.5 | 6.5 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 58 | 58 | 27.7 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 15.1 | 4.0 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 76 | 75 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 17.6 | 6.8 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 42 | 42 | 27.0 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 59.7 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 17.5 | 3.4 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 58 | 3 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 46.2 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | HOU | 32 | 11 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 50.4 | — | 58.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | New Orleans Pelicans | Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Jul 2020 | Oklahoma City Thunder | New Orleans Pelicans | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on July 20
About Steven Adams
Steven Funaki Paea He Ofa Ki Loa Adams is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A center, Adams has played for four NBA teams since making his NBA debut in 2013.