P.J. Washington’s net worth has certainly scored a spot on our wealth goals list!
As you may know, before P.J. became a professional-level power forward, the 25-year-old played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Ultimately, the Charlotte Hornets selected him as the 12th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He officially signed with them in July of that year.
However, this past February, the North Carolina-based association traded P.J. to his dream team, the Dallas Mavericks. Reportedly, the controversial move was also a win for the Mavericks, who were rumored to have had their eyes on Washington for quite some time.
“It just felt like I was supposed to be here, it felt like home,” P.J., who was raised in Frisco, Texas, said in an interview about his Mavericks debut. He later added, “The sky is the limit for us.”
In P.J.’s breakout game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he contributed an impressive 14 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal (in 24 minutes) to their 146-111 victory.
Here’s a quick analysis of what the Kentucky-born baller allegedly brings to the bank–on and off the court.
P.J. Washington’s net worth is sitting pretty due to his fast-growing career.
According to Eric-Singer.com, P.J.’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million in 2024.
Per ESPN, in August 2023, the athlete inked a three-year, now-traded deal with the Hornets for around $48 million (other sources have reported $46.5 million). P.J.’s frontloaded contract outlines $16.8 million for his first-year salary but a decrease during the 2024-25 ($15.5 million) and 2025-26 ($14.2 million) seasons.
In an incentive breakdown, insider Bobby Marks shared that P.J. would receive “$500,000 per season if he appears in 74 or more games and plays at least 2400 minutes.”
Since his celebrated NBA run began, there isn’t much known about P.J.’s additional ventures. Footwear influencer Nick DePaula announced that P.J. landed a multi-year agreement with apparel giant Nike in 2019. P.J.’s only other public endorsement is the sports memorabilia brand Panini. The exact details of each partnership are unknown.
Does P.J. Washington have kids? The notable player is a boy dad.
P.J. has two biological sons, Paul and Preston, and a stepson, Aiden (7).
Aiden is the eldest child of his second baby’s mother, whom he welcomed Baby Preston with in December 2022. Little Paul comes from P.J.’s previous relationship with famed influencer/model Brittany Renner.
P.J. and Brittany’s short-lived romance began when he was 20 and she was 26. News of their “pop-out” shook the internet in 2020 due to the age gap and Brittany’s “checkered” NBA dating past. She and P.J. eventually welcomed their son, Paul, in 2021.
Not long after his birth, the pair broke up, and many wondered if Brittany had ill intentions from the jump. In a now-deleted post to X (then Twitter), P.J. cryptically wrote (per HotNewHipHop), “You was faking it all along.” Rumors also swirled that Brittany “groomed” P.J. and only had a baby by the athlete as a money grab.
The allegations strengthened when claims that P.J. was coughing up $200k a month to Brittany for child support — which she later denied — surfaced online.
“That’s an outrageous number; that’s not realistic,” she told VladTV in 2021. “What do you guys think this is? Two hundred thousand dollars a month? Like I said, if that’s how it was coming, a lot of b***hes would be getting pregnant.”
In a 2022 episode of Tonight’s Conversation podcast, Brittany clarified that she receives $2,500 a month instead.
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Who is P.J. Washington dating now?
P.J. married influencer and entrepreneur Alisah Chanel in October 2023. He originally proposed to the boutique owner in August 2022.
As mentioned above, the lovebirds share a son, Preston, and co-parent Alisah’s son, Aiden, from a past relationship.
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P.J. and Alisah also have a YouTube channel, where they vlog their day-to-day life.
In an Instagram caption under a photo of the now-newlyweds, P.J. gushed, “[I] can’t think of anything in the world that I needed more.”
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