Alex Caruso Biography
Alex Caruso. [Credit/bleacherreport.com]
His full byline is Alex Michael Caruso. His parents are Mike Caruso and Jackie Caruso. He as well has toe siblings named; Megan Caruso and Emily Caruso.
Alex is a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began playing basketball at a young age. He attended A&M Consolidated High School in Texas.
Caruso played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies under head coaches Rusty Segler and Rick German. As a result, he earned second-team all-conference honours in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as a senior in 2016.
Alex Caruso has continually made a significant performance in his career. In the year 2020, he won an NBA championship with the Lakers.
As a senior, he averaged 18 points and nine rebounds and was named TABC All-Regional, All-State as well as TABC All-Star and district MVP after leading his team to the postseason.
Caruso’s achievements went on piling as he pushed through his career. In 137 games over his four-year career in college, he made wonderful scores. Interestingly, he averaged 8.0 points, 4.7 assists and 2.02 steals per game.
Moreover, Alex Caruso finished as the school’s all-time leader in assists with 649 and 276 steals. Therefore, he surpassed David Edwards in those categories.
On to the senior level, he earned SEC All-Defensive Team and second-team All-SEC honours. Caruso later joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. That was after going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft.
Career progression
The basketball icon signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on 23rd September 2016. However, he was later on waived by the Thunder on October 17.
A series of events happened and Alex went on progressing. On November 3 he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.
As of 2017, Caruso joined the Lakers for the 2017 NBA Summer League. After several productive games, including leading the Lakers to victory, he was signed to the Lakers’ first two-way contract on July 13 the year 2017.
Alex became the first player to go directly from the D-League (now G League) to the NBA via a two-way contract.
Nevertheless, he also helped lead the Lakers to win the 2017 NBA Summer League Championship in Las Vegas.
Caruso NBA debut
Caruso made his NBA debut on October 19, 2017, against the Los Angeles Clippers. He played 12 minutes and recorded 2 points, 2 assists, and 1 rebound in a 108–92 loss. He had a career-high 15 points and 7 rebounds in a victory in the final game of the season against the Clippers.
His deals went on cumulating. Caruso signed another two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. That was after a successful showing in the 2018 NBA Summer League.
On March 6, 2019, he recorded a season-high 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 115–99 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
He scored a new career-high 32 points in a 122–117 victory over the Clippers on April 5.
On April 7, 2019, with the Lakers missing LeBron James for the remaining six games, Caruso scored 18 points with a career-high 11 assists in a 113–109 home win over the Utah Jazz.
Caruso as well signed a two-year contract with the Lakers worth $5.5 million. He won his first NBA championship with them on October 11, 2020, when the Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games. Caruso started the clinching game of the NBA Finals.
Alex Caruso net worth
The 27 years old has an estimated net worth of $2 million according to reports. This is reportedly from his successful career life.
Alex Caruso salary
“Alex Caruso signed a 2 year / $5,500,000 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, including $5,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,750,000. In 2020-1, Caruso will earn a base salary of $2,750,000, while carrying a cap hit of $2,750,000 and a dead cap value of $2,750,000.”
Alex Caruso endorsement
Reports indicate that Caruso is yet to sign any significant endorsement deal.
Alex Caruso.[Credit/bleacherreport.com]
Alex Caruso family
Alex is reportedly in a relationship with his girlfriend named Abby Brewer. They are yet to sire any child.
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