Diana Taurasi Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Diana Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays Shooting guard / Point guard for the Phoenix Mercury as number 3. Taurasi’s height is 6 ft 0 in. Taurasi was born on June 11, 1982, in Glendale, California. This article takes a deep dive into Diana Taurasi’s net worth.

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Diana Taurasi Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Diana Taurasi played basketball for Don Antonio Lugo High School; (Chino, California). Taurasi played basketball in college with Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball (2000-2004) and started playing professionally in 2004. In the 2004 WNBA draft, Taurasi was chosen number 1 in round 1 by the Phoenix Mercury.

Taurasi played for the Phoenix Mercury during 2004-present as well as the Dynamo Moscow (women’s basketball) in 2005-2006. Later, Taurasi played for the WBC Spartak Moscow Region throughout 2006-2010, the Fenerbahçe Women’s Basketball over 2010-2011, the Galatasaray women’s basketball team during 2011-2012, and the UMMC Ekaterinburg during 2012-2017.

Some of the highlights of Diana Taurasi’s career include: 3× WNBA Championship, 2× WNBA Finals MVP Award, WNBA MVP Award, 8× WNBA All-Star Game, 9× All-WNBA Team, 3× All-WNBA Team, WNBA’s Top 15 Players of All Time, WNBA Top 20, WNBA Rookie of the Year, 5× List of Women’s National Basketball Association season scoring leaders, List of Women’s National Basketball Association season assists leaders, 6× WNBA Peak Performers, List of WNBA career scoring leaders, 4× USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year, 6× EuroLeague Women champion, 7× Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League champion, 3× Russian Cup winner, 3× Russian Gold Basket awards, Turkish Women’s Basketball League champion, Turkish Women’s Cup Basketball winner, 3× List of NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball champions, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Wade Trophy, Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA Women’s National Player of the Year, Associated Press Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year, Nancy Lieberman Award, and 2× Big East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year.

Diana Taurasi Net Worth 2018

Basketball salaries can range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.