PJ Tucker
Basketball Player
Forward known for his defensive prowess who made his NBA debut in 2006 for the Toronto Raptors. He played for the Phoenix Suns from 2012 to 2017, then spent four years with the Houston Rockets. He won his first NBA title as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020-21. In 2021, he signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat.
He played college basketball at the University of Texas, where he was the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2006.
After his rookie season in the NBA, he played overseas for many teams before successfully returning to the NBA in 2012 to play for the Suns.
He was born Anthony Leon Tucker Jr. to a father named Anthony Sr. and a mother named Aleshia. His father gave him the nickname Pop Junior.
He was the Big 12 Player of the Year one year before fellow Texas star Kevin Durant.