Dikembe Mutombo Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Dikembe Mutombo was a professional basketball player. Mutombo was born on June 25, 1966, in Kinshasa, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). Mutombo’s weight is 260 pounds. Mutombo’s height is 7 ft 2 in. This article takes a deep dive into Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth.
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Dikembe Mutombo Career and Earnings/Salary
Mutombo played basketball in college with Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball (1988-1991) and started playing professionally in 1991. In the 1991 draft, Mutombo was chosen number 4 in round 1 by the Denver Nuggets. Mutombo left the game of basketball in 2009.
Mutombo played for the Denver Nuggets during 1991-1995 as well as the Atlanta Hawks in 1996-2000. Later, Mutombo played for the Philadelphia 76ers throughout 2001-2001, the New Jersey Nets over 2002, the New York Knicks during 2003, and the Houston Rockets during 2004-2008. Some of the highlights of Dikembe Mutombo’s career included: 8× NBA All-Star, All-NBA Second Team, 2× All-NBA Third Team, 4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2× List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders, 3× NBA blocks leaders, 2× J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, No. 55 Retired numbers, No. 55 Retired numbers, Third-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Associated Press; United Press International, and First-team All-Big East Conference.
Mutombo set a career record of 11,729 (9.8 ppg) points, 12,359 (10.3 rpg) rebounds, and 3,289 (2.8 bpg) blocks.
Dikembe Mutombo Net Worth 2018
Player annual payments range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional 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 NBA players is around $100 million, although currently no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Dikembe Mutombo net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what is basketball player Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth in 2018? Mutombo earned a career high salary of around $16 million in ’03. Our estimate for Dikembe Mutombo’s net worth as of 2018 is: $90 million
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