J. R. Smith Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
J. R. Smith is a professional basketball player who plays Shooting guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers as number 5. Smith was born on September 9, 1985, in Freehold Borough, New Jersey. Smith’s weight is 225 pounds. Smith’s height is 6 ft 6 in. This article takes a deep dive into J. R. Smith’s net worth.
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J. R. Smith Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, J. R. Smith played basketball for Lakewood High School (New Jersey)(Lakewood, New Jersey)St. Benedict’s Preparatory School; (Newark, New Jersey). Smith started playing professionally in 2004. In the 2004 National Basketball Association draft, Smith was chosen number 18 in round 1 by the New Orleans Hornets.
Smith played for the New Orleans HornetsDuring the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, the team was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets during their Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets. during 2004-2005 as well as the Denver Nuggets in 2006-2010. Later, Smith played for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls throughout 2011-12 CBA season, the New York Knicks over 2011 2014, and the Cleveland Cavaliers during 2014-present. Some of the highlights of J. R. Smith’s career include: List of NBA champions, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, List of Chinese Basketball Association scoring leaders, Chinese Basketball Association All-Star, McDonald’s All-American Game Co-MVP, and Second-team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team.
J. R. Smith Net Worth 2018
Player annual payments range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of approximately $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is nearly $100 million, although currently nobody earns anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
J. R. Smith net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what is basketball player J. R. Smith’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for J. R. Smith’s net worth as of 2018 is: $25 million
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