Khris Middleton
A three-time All-Star and NBA champion, his smooth shooting and clutch performances were the perfect complement to Giannis Antetokounmpo's dominance.
Born 1991 (age 35)·American basketball player·Birthday: August 12·Millennials
Biography
Khris Middleton's path to the NBA's upper echelon was not a straight line. Drafted 39th overall in 2012, he was initially seen as a throw-in piece in a trade from Detroit to Milwaukee. In the early years of the Bucks' rebuild, he quietly honed his craft, developing into one of the league's most reliable and unflappable two-way wings. His game was built on a foundation of textbook footwork and a lethal mid-range jumper that seemed to always fall when the game slowed down in the fourth quarter. While Giannis Antetokounmpo provided the thunder, Middleton was the steady, surgical strike. His defining moment came in the 2021 NBA Finals, where he delivered a series of critical performances to help secure Milwaukee's first championship in fifty years, cementing his legacy as a player who thrived under the brightest lights.
Millennials
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Khris was born in 1991, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Khris Was Born
The biggest hits of 1991
#1 Movie
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Best Picture
The Silence of the Lambs
#1 TV Show
Cheers
Khris's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1991Born
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1996Started school
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
2004Became a teenager
Indian Ocean tsunami kills over 230,000
Gas: $1.88/galHome: $157,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Yeah!" — UsherBest Picture: Million Dollar Baby
2007Could drive
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2009Could vote
Michael Jackson dies; Bitcoin created
Gas: $2.35/galHome: $148,500Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Boom Boom Pow" — The Black Eyed PeasBest Picture: The Hurt Locker
2012Turned 21
Curiosity rover lands on Mars; Sandy Hook shooting
Gas: $3.64/galHome: $143,200Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Somebody That I Used to Know" — GotyeBest Picture: Argo
2021Turned 30
January 6 Capitol breach; COVID vaccines roll out globally
Gas: $3.01/galHome: $298,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Levitating" — Dua LipaBest Picture: CODA
2026Age 35 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the 2021 NBA Championship as a key starter for the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Earned a gold medal with Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
- Selected as an NBA All-Star three times (2019, 2020, 2022).
- Scored a career-high 51 points in a game against the Washington Wizards in January 2020.
Did You Know?
He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
He is one of only five players in NBA history to record a 50-point game with zero turnovers.
His jersey number with the Bucks, 22, was chosen because it was the date of his mother's birthday.
He was traded from the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013 in a deal centered around Brandon Knight.
“I just try to stay level-headed. Never get too high, never get too low.”
