Billy Ray Bates is a professional basketball player who plays Shooting guard as number 12, 34, 35. Bates’s height is 6 ft 4 in. Bates was born on May 31, 1956, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. This article takes a deep dive into Billy Ray Bates’s net worth.
In high school, Billy Ray Bates played basketball for McAdams (McAdams, Mississippi). Bates played basketball in college with Kentucky State Thorobreds basketball (1974-1978). In the 1978 draft, Bates was chosen number 47 in round 3 by the Houston Rockets.
Bates played for the Maine Lumberjacks during 1978-1980 as well as the Portland Trail Blazers in 1979 1981. Later, Bates played for the Washington Bullets throughout 1982-, the Los Angeles Lakers over 1982, the Ohio Mixers during 1983-1984, and the Crispa Redmanizers during 1983-1986. Some of the highlights of Billy Ray Bates’s career include: 4x Philippine Basketball Association Best Import of the Conference.
Bates set a career record of 2,197 points, 313 rebounds, and 352 assists.
Basketball player yearly earnings vary between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although currently no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Billy Ray Bates’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Billy Ray Bates’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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