Don Savage was a professional basketball player who played Small forward as number 9, 15. Savage’s height was 6 ft 3 in. Savage’s weight was 205 pounds. Savage died on January 27, 2010, in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Savage was born on April 9, 1928, in Manlius, New York. This article takes a deep dive into Don Savage’s net worth.
In high school, Don Savage played basketball for Manlius (Manlius, New York). Savage played basketball in college with Le Moyne College (1948-1951) and started playing professionally in 1951. In the 1951 draft, Savage was chosen number 14 in round 2 by the Syracuse Nationals. Savage left the game of basketball in 1953, 1956.
Savage played for the Syracuse Nationals during 1951-52 NBA season as well as the Elmira Colonels (American Basketball League (1925-1955)) in 1951-1953. Later, Savage played for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (United States Marine Corps) throughout 1953-1956, and the Syracuse Nationals over 1956-57 NBA season.
Savage set a career record of 54 (3.2 ppg) points, 31 (1.8 rpg) rebounds, and 14 (0.8 apg) assists.
Basketball salaries range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of about $2 million, a few with D-league crossover agreements are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can be as low as $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Don Savage’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Don Savage’s net worth at death is:
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