D’Angelo Russell Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

D‘Angelo Russell is a professional basketball player who plays Point guard for the Brooklyn Nets as number 1. Russell was born on February 23, 1996, in Louisville, Kentucky. Russell’s weight is 195 pounds. Russell’s height is 6 ft 5 in. This article takes a deep dive into D’Angelo Russell’s net worth.

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D’Angelo Russell Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, D’Angelo Russell played basketball for Montverde Academy; (Montverde, Florida). Russell played basketball in college with Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball (2014-2015) and started playing professionally in 2015. In the 2015 National Basketball Association draft, Russell was chosen number 2 in round 1 by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Russell played for the Los Angeles Lakers during 2015-2016 as well as the Brooklyn Nets in 2017-present. Some of the highlights of D’Angelo Russell’s career include: NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, First-team All-Big Ten Conference, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Jerry West Award, McDonald’s All-American, and Jordan Brand Classic.

D’Angelo Russell Net Worth 2018

Basketball yearly earnings range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of about $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover contracts receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.