Michael Wright Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Michael Wright was a professional basketball player. Wright’s weight was 238 pounds. Wright’s height was 6 ft 8 in. Wright died on November 10, 2015, in Brooklyn, New York. Wright was born on January 7, 1980, in Chicago, Illinois. This article takes a deep dive into Michael Wright’s net worth.
Michael Wright Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Michael Wright played basketball for Farragut Academy; (Chicago, Illinois). Wright played basketball in college with Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball (1998-2001) and started playing professionally in 2001. In the 2001 draft, Wright was chosen number 38 in round 2 by the New York Knicks. Wright left the game of basketball in 2015.
Wright played for the Śląsk Wrocław during 2001-2002 as well as the CB Granada in 2002-2003. Later, Wright played for the Hapoel Tel Aviv throughout 2003-2004, the Alba Berlin over 2004-2005, the Beşiktaş Cola Turka during 2005-2006, and the Jeonju KCC Egis during 2006. Some of the highlights of Michael Wright’s career included: Polish Basketball League champion, PLK Finals MVP, French Basketball Cup winner, Turkish Basketball Cup winner, Turkish Basketball President’s Cup winner, 2× Turkish Basketball Super League Top Scorer, 2× Turkish Basketball Super League All-Star, LNB All-Star Game All-Star, FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day MVP, Third-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Associated Press, 2× First-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball teams, and Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Year.
Michael Wright Net Worth 2018
Basketball salaries range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is close to $100 million, although currently nobody makes anywhere near that amount. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Michael Wright net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player Michael Wright’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Michael Wright’s net worth at death is:
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