Bill Russell was a professional basketball player. Russell’s weight is 220 pounds. Russell’s height is 6 ft 10 in. Russell was born on February 12, 1934, in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. This article takes a deep dive into Bill Russell’s net worth.
In high school, Bill Russell played basketball for McClymonds High School (Oakland, California). Russell played basketball in college with San Francisco Dons men’s basketball (1953-1956) and started playing professionally in 1956. In the 1956 draft, Russell was chosen number 2 in round 1 by the St. Louis Hawks. Russell left the game of basketball in 1969.
Russell played for the Boston Celtics during 1956-1968. Some of the highlights of Bill Russell’s career included: 11× NBA champion, 5× NBA Most Valuable Player Award, 12× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 3× All-NBA First Team, 8× All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, 4× List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders, 50 Greatest Players in NBA History; NBA 35th Anniversary Team; NBA 25th Anniversary Team, No. 6 Retired numbers, 2× List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Champions, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, UPI College Basketball Player of the Year, 2× Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year, 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, No. 6 Retired numbers, and 2× NBA champion.
Russell set a career record of 14,522 (15.1 ppg) points, 21,620 (22.5 rpg) rebounds, and 4,100 (4.3 apg) assists. Russell won a gold medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 1956 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event.
Basketball player annual payments can range between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, some with D-league crossover agreements earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Bill Russell’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Bill Russell’s net worth as of 2018 is: $10 million
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