Dan Issel Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Dan Issel was a professional basketball player. Issel was born on October 25, 1948, in Batavia, Illinois. Issel’s height is 6 ft 9 in. Issel’s weight is 235 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Dan Issel’s net worth.

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Dan Issel Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Dan Issel played basketball for Batavia High School (Batavia, Illinois) (Batavia, Illinois). Issel played basketball in college with Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball (1967-1970) and started playing professionally in 1970. In the 1970 draft, Issel was chosen number 122 in round 8 by the Detroit Pistons. Issel left the game of basketball in 1985.

Issel played for the Kentucky Colonels during 1970-71 ABA season 1974-75 ABA season as well as the Denver Nuggets in 1975-76 ABA season 1984. Some of the highlights of Dan Issel’s career included: ABA champion, 6× ABA All-Star, ABA All-Star Game MVP, NBA All-Star, All-ABA First Team, 4× All-ABA Second Team, ABA Rookie of the Year, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, ABA All-Time Team, No. 44 Retired numbers, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, and Consensus second-team All-American.

Issel set a career record of 27,482 (22.6 ppg) points, 11,133 (9.1 rpg) rebounds, and 2,907 (2.4 apg) assists.

Dan Issel Net Worth 2018

Basketball yearly earnings can range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although currently no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.