Leo Austria Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Leo Austria was a professional basketball player who played Coach (sport) for the San Miguel Beermen. Austria was born on March 14, 1958, in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines. This article takes a deep dive into Leo Austria’s net worth.

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Leo Austria Career and Earnings/Salary

Austria played basketball in college with Lyceum of the Philippines University and started playing professionally in 1985. In the 1985 Philippine Basketball Association draft, Austria was chosen in round 4 by the shell Turbo Chargers. Austria left the game of basketball in 1993.

Austria played for the Shell Turbo Chargers; Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters during 1985-1993 as well as the Chowking Fastfood Kings Philippine Basketball League in 1999. Some of the highlights of Leo Austria’s career included: 5× Philippine Basketball Association List of Philippine Basketball Association champions, 3× Philippine Basketball Association Coach of the Year Award, 3× Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend, 2002 PBL Challenge Cup Champion, ASEAN Basketball League Coach of the Year, PBA List of Philippine Basketball Association champions, Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Basketball Association Rookie of the Year award, and 1988 Quezon Medalya ng Karangalan Award for Sports.

Leo Austria Net Worth 2018

Basketball player salaries vary between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of circumstances. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of almost $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although currently no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.