Derek Harper was a professional basketball player. Harper was born on October 13, 1961, in Elberton, Georgia. Harper’s height is 6 ft 4 in. Harper’s weight is 185 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Derek Harper’s net worth.
In high school, Derek Harper played basketball for North Shore; (West Palm Beach, Florida). Harper played basketball in college with Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball (1980-1983) and started playing professionally in 1983. In the 1983 draft, Harper was chosen number 11 in round 1 by the Dallas Mavericks. Harper left the game of basketball in 1999.
Harper played for the Dallas Mavericks during 1983-1993 as well as the New York Knicks in 1993 1995. Later, Harper played for the Dallas Mavericks throughout 1996, the Orlando Magic over 1997, and the Los Angeles Lakers during 1998. Some of the highlights of Derek Harper’s career included: 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, Second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Associated Press, and No. 12 Retired numbers.
Harper set a career record of 16,006 (13.3 ppg) points, 2,884 (2.4 rpg) rebounds, and 6,577 (5.5 apg) assists.
Player yearly earnings can range between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of around $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 approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Derek Harper’s net worth in 2018? Harper earned a career high salary of around $3 million in ’96. Our estimate for Derek Harper’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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