Bob Lanier Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Bob Lanier was a professional basketball player. Lanier’s height is 6 ft 10 in. Lanier’s weight is 250 pounds. Lanier was born on September 10, 1948, in Buffalo, New York. This article takes a deep dive into Bob Lanier’s net worth.

Bob Lanier Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Bob Lanier played basketball for Bennett High School (Buffalo, New York) (Buffalo, New York). Lanier played basketball in college with St. Bonaventure Bonnies men’s basketball (1967-1970) and started playing professionally in 1970. In the 1970 draft, Lanier was chosen number 1 in round 1 by the Detroit Pistons. Lanier left the game of basketball in 1984.

Lanier played for the Detroit Pistons during 1970-1979 as well as the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979 1983. Some of the highlights of Bob Lanier’s career included: 8× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Rookie First Team, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, No. 16 Retired numbers, No. 16 Retired numbers, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Consensus second-team All-American, Second-team All-American – Associated Press; National Association of Basketball Coaches; United Press International, and No. 31 retired by Retired numbers.

Lanier set a career record of 19,248 (20.1 ppg) points, 9,698 (10.1 rpg) rebounds, and 1,100 (1.5 bpg) blocks.

Bob Lanier Net Worth 2018

Basketball annual payments vary between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.