Earl Lloyd was a professional basketball player. Lloyd died on February 26, 2015, in Crossville, Tennessee. Lloyd was born on April 3, 1928, in Alexandria, Virginia. Lloyd’s height was 6 ft 5 in. This article takes a deep dive into Earl Lloyd’s net worth.
Image Credit: Staff Sgt. Marc AyalinIn high school, Earl Lloyd played basketball for Parker-Gray (Alexandria, Virginia). Lloyd played basketball in college with West Virginia State University (1946-1950) and started playing professionally in 1950. In the 1950 draft, Lloyd was chosen number 100 in round 9 by the Washington Capitols. Lloyd left the game of basketball in 1960.
Lloyd played for the Washington Capitols during 1950 as well as the Syracuse Nationals in 1952-1957. Later, Lloyd played for the Detroit Pistons throughout 1958-1959. Some of the highlights of Earl Lloyd’s career included: NBA Finals, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association “Player of the Decade” for the 1940s, and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Silver and Golden Anniversary Teams.
Lloyd set a career record of 4,682 (8.4 ppg) points, 3,609 (6.4 rpg) rebounds, and 810 (1.4 apg) assists.
Basketball player salaries range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Earl Lloyd’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Earl Lloyd’s net worth at death is:
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