Derek Smith was a professional basketball player. Smith’s weight was 205 pounds. Smith’s height was 6 ft 6 in. Smith died on August 10, 1996. Smith was born on November 1, 1961, in Hogansville, Georgia. This article takes a deep dive into Derek Smith’s net worth.
In high school, Derek Smith played basketball for Hogansville (Hogansville, Georgia). Smith played basketball in college with Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball (1978-1982) and started playing professionally in 1982. In the 1982 draft, Smith was chosen number 35 in round 2 by the Golden State Warriors. Smith left the game of basketball in 1991.
Smith played for the Golden State Warriors during 1982 as well as the Los Angeles Clippers in 1983-1985. Later, Smith played for the Sacramento Kings throughout 1986-1988, the Philadelphia 76ers over 1988 1989, and the Boston Celtics during 1990. Some of the highlights of Derek Smith’s career included: List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, Metro Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, and 2x First-team All-Metro Conference.
Smith set a career record of 5,232 (12.8 ppg) points, 1,300 (3.2 rpg) rebounds, and 866 (2.1 apg) assists.
Player salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of approximately $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Derek Smith’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Derek Smith’s net worth at death is:
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