Charles Oakley was a professional basketball player. Oakley was born on December 18, 1963, in Cleveland, Ohio. Oakley’s height is 6 ft 8 in. This article takes a deep dive into Charles Oakley’s net worth.
Image Credit: Barbara mooreIn high school, Charles Oakley played basketball for John Hay High School (Cleveland, Ohio). Oakley played basketball in college with Men’s basketball (1981-1985) and started playing professionally in 1985. In the 1985 draft, Oakley was chosen number 9 in round 1 by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Oakley left the game of basketball in 2004.
Oakley played for the Chicago Bulls during 1985-1987 as well as the New York Knicks in 1988-1997. Later, Oakley played for the Toronto Raptors throughout 1998 2000, the Chicago Bulls over 2001, the Washington Wizards during 2002, and the Houston Rockets during 2003. Some of the highlights of Charles Oakley’s career included: NBA All-Star, NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, State Farm Division II Player of the Year, and NCAA Division II leader in rebounds per game.
Oakley set a career record of 12,417 (9.7 ppg) points, 12,205 (9.5 rpg) rebounds, and 3,217 (2.5 apg) assists.
Basketball annual payments range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals receive 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 amount. The top players earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Charles Oakley’s net worth in 2018? Oakley earned a career high salary of around $10 million in ’99. Our estimate for Charles Oakley’s net worth as of 2018 is: $60 million
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