Derek Strong was a professional basketball player who played Power forward as number 35, 20, 31, 7, 33, 30. Strong’s height is 6 ft 8 in. Strong was born on February 9, 1968, in Los Angeles. Strong’s weight is 220 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Derek Strong’s net worth.
In high school, Derek Strong played basketball for Palisades Charter High School; (Los Angeles, California). Strong played basketball in college with Xavier Musketeers men’s basketball (1987-1990) and started playing professionally in 1990. In the 1990 draft, Strong was chosen number 47 in round 2 by the Philadelphia 76ers. Strong left the game of basketball in 2003.
Strong played for the CB Peñas Huesca during 1990-1991 as well as the Miami Tropics in 1991. Later, Strong played for the Washington Bullets throughout 1991, the Quad City Thunder over 1992-1993, the Milwaukee Bucks during 1992 1993, and the Boston Celtics during 1994. Some of the highlights of Derek Strong’s career included: Continental Basketball Association MVP.
Strong set a career record of 3,088 (6.8 ppg) points, 2,213 (4.9 rpg) rebounds, and 291 (0.6 apg) assists.
Basketball player yearly earnings can range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although typical NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Derek Strong’s net worth in 2018? Strong earned a career high salary of around $4 million in ’03. Our estimate for Derek Strong’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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