Bernard King was a professional basketball player. King was born on December 4, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York. King’s height is 6 ft 7 in. This article takes a deep dive into Bernard King’s net worth.
Image Credit: Lokal_Profil & Astrokey44In high school, Bernard King played basketball for Fort Hamilton High School (Brooklyn, New York). King played basketball in college with Tennessee Volunteers basketball (1974-1977) and started playing professionally in 1977. In the 1977 draft, King was chosen number 7 in round 1 by the New York Nets. King left the game of basketball in 1993.
King played for the New Jersey Nets during 1977-1978 as well as the Utah Jazz in 1979. Later, King played for the Golden State Warriors throughout 1980-1981, the New York Knicks over 1982-1986, the Washington Bullets during 1987-1990, and the New Jersey Nets during 1992. Some of the highlights of Bernard King’s career included: 4× NBA All-Star Game, 2× All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA Third Team, NBA All-Rookie Team, List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Consensus second-team All-American, Third-team All-American – National Association of Basketball Coaches, 3× Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, and No. 53 Retired jerseys.
King set a career record of 19,655 (22.5 ppg) points, 5,060 (5.8 rpg) rebounds, and 2,863 (3.3 apg) assists.
Player annual payments vary between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of approximately $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Bernard King’s net worth in 2018? King earned a career high salary of around $3 million in ’92. Our estimate for Bernard King’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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