Bird Averitt was a professional basketball player who played Guard as number 10, 14, 15. Averitt was born on July 22, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Averitt’s height is 6 ft 1 in. Averitt’s weight is 170 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Bird Averitt’s net worth.
In high school, Bird Averitt played basketball for Hopkinsville High School (Hopkinsville, Kentucky). Averitt played basketball in college with Pepperdine Waves men’s basketball (1971-1973) and started playing professionally in 1973. In the 1973 draft, Averitt was chosen number 55 in round 4 by the Portland Trail Blazers. Averitt left the game of basketball in 1978.
Averitt played for the San Antonio Spurs during 1973-74 ABA season as well as the Kentucky Colonels in 1974-75 ABA season 1975-76 ABA season. Later, Averitt played for the Buffalo Braves throughout 1976, the New Jersey Nets over 1977-, and the Buffalo Braves during 1977. Some of the highlights of Bird Averitt’s career included: List of ABA champions, List of NCAA Division I men’s basketball season scoring leaders, and West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
Some of Averitt’s most prominent statistics included a Point number of 4,434, a Assist number of 1,078, and a Steal number of 325.
Player salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Bird Averitt’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Bird Averitt’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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