Alexis Ajinça Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Alexis Ajinça is a professional basketball player who plays Center for the New Orleans Pelicans as number 42. Ajinça’s height is 7 ft 2 in. Ajinça was born on May 6, 1988, in Saint-Étienne, France. Ajinça’s weight is 248 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Alexis Ajinça’s net worth.

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Alexis Ajinça Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Alexis Ajinça played basketball for INSEP (Paris, France). Ajinça started playing professionally in 2006. In the 2008 National Basketball Association draft, Ajinça was chosen number 20 in round 1 by the Charlotte Bobcats.

Ajinça played for the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez during 2006-2007 as well as the Hyères-Toulon Var Basket in 2007-2008. Later, Ajinça played for the Charlotte Bobcats throughout 2008-2009, the Sioux Falls Skyforce over 2009, the Maine Red Claws during 2009-2010, and the Dallas Mavericks during 2010. Some of the highlights of Alexis Ajinça’s career include: LNB Pro A All-Star, NBA Development League All-Star Game, French Basketball Cup winner, and Albert Schweitzer Tournament Most Talented Player.

Ajinça won a gold medal in the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in the France national basketball team event.

Alexis Ajinça Net Worth 2018

Basketball annual payments vary between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. 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 NBA players is nearly $100 million, although currently no player makes anywhere near that amount. The top players earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be as low as $20,000 annually for minor league teams.