Drew Gooden is a professional basketball player who plays Power forward / Center for the Free agent. Gooden was born on September 24, 1981, in Oakland, California. Gooden’s height is 6 ft 10 in. Gooden’s weight is 250 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Drew Gooden’s net worth.
In high school, Drew Gooden played basketball for El Cerrito High School (El Cerrito, California). Gooden played basketball in college with Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball (1999-2002) and started playing professionally in 2002. In the 2002 draft, Gooden was chosen number 4 in round 1 by the Memphis Grizzlies.
Gooden played for the Memphis Grizzlies during 2002 as well as the Orlando Magic in 2002 2003. Later, Gooden played for the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout 2004-2007, the Chicago Bulls over 2007 2008, the Sacramento Kings during 2008, and the San Antonio Spurs during 2008. Some of the highlights of Drew Gooden’s career include: NBA All-Rookie First Team, NABC Player of the Year, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, and No. 0 jersey Retired jerseys.
Player salaries can range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today nobody makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Drew Gooden’s net worth in 2018? Gooden earned a career high salary of around $7 million in ’09. Our estimate for Drew Gooden’s net worth as of 2018 is: $25 million
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