Don Otten was a professional basketball player who played Center as number 15, 13, 17, 14. Otten’s weight was 240 pounds. Otten’s height was 6 ft 10 in. Otten died on September 18, 1985. Otten was born on April 18, 1921, in Bellefontaine, Ohio. This article takes a deep dive into Don Otten’s net worth.
In high school, Don Otten played basketball for Bellefontaine High School (Bellefontaine, Ohio). Otten played basketball in college with Bowling Green Falcons men’s basketball (1942-1946) and started playing professionally in 1946. Otten left the game of basketball in 1953.
Otten played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks during 1946-1950 as well as the Washington Capitols in 1950. Later, Otten played for the Baltimore Bullets (1944-54) throughout 1950, the Fort Wayne Pistons over 1950-1951-, and the Milwaukee Hawks during 1951-1952. Some of the highlights of Don Otten’s career included: National Basketball League MVP, 2× Second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Helms Athletic Foundation, and Second-team All-American – Converse.
Otten set a career record of 2,294 (10.5 ppg) points, 928 (6.0 rpg) rebounds, and 297 (1.4 apg) assists.
Player annual payments can range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $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 nearly $100 million, although currently no player brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Don Otten’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Don Otten’s net worth at death is:
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