Fab Melo Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Fab Melo was a professional basketball player. Melo died on February 11, 2017, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Melo was born on June 20, 1990, in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Melo’s weight was 258 pounds. Melo’s height was 7 ft 1 in. This article takes a deep dive into Fab Melo’s net worth.
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Fab Melo Career and Earnings/Salary
Melo played basketball in college with Syracuse Orange men’s basketball (2010-2012) and started playing professionally in 2012. In the 2012 draft, Melo was chosen number 22 in round 1 by the Boston Celtics. Melo left the game of basketball in 2016.
Melo played for the Boston Celtics during 2012 as well as the Maine Red Claws in 2012-2013. Later, Melo played for the Texas Legends throughout 2014, the Liga Sorocabana de Basquete over 2015-2016, and the UniCEUB/BRB during 2016. Some of the highlights of Fab Melo’s career included: NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team, NBA D-League All-Defensive First Team, Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Third-team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team, and McDonald’s All-American Game.
Fab Melo Net Worth 2018
Basketball player salaries vary between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although currently no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
Fab Melo net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player Fab Melo’s net worth at the time of death? Melo earned a career high salary of around $1.3 million in ’14. Our estimate for Fab Melo’s net worth at death is:
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