George Mikan Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
George Mikan was a professional basketball player. Mikan died on June 1, 2005, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mikan was born on June 18, 1924, in Joliet, Illinois. Mikan’s height was 6 ft 10 in. This article takes a deep dive into George Mikan’s net worth.
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George Mikan Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, George Mikan played basketball for Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, Illinois). Mikan played basketball in college with DePaul Blue Demons men’s basketball (1942-1946) and started playing professionally in 1946. Mikan left the game of basketball in 1956.
Mikan played for the Chicago American Gears during 1946-1947 as well as the Minneapolis Lakers in 1947-48 BAA season 1953-54 NBA season 1955-56 NBA season. Some of the highlights of George Mikan’s career included: 5× List of NBA champions, 2× NBL champion, NBL Most Valuable Player, 4× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 6× All-NBA Team, 2× NBL season scoring champion, 3× List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders, list of National Basketball Association season rebounding leaders, Greatest Player of the First Half-Century, NBA 25th Anniversary Team, NBA 35th Anniversary Team, 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, 2× Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year, Sporting News Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year, 3× Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, No. 99 Retired jerseys, and No. 99 Retired numbers.
Mikan set a career record of 11,764 (22.6 ppg) (NBL/BAA/NBA); 10,156 (23.1 ppg) (BAA/NBA) points, 4,167 (13.4 rpg) (NBA last five seasons) rebounds, and 1,245 (2.8 apg) (BAA/NBA) assists.
George Mikan Net Worth 2018
Player annual payments vary between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
George Mikan net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player George Mikan’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for George Mikan’s net worth at death is: $17 million
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