Jim McMillian was a professional basketball player. McMillian’s height was 6 ft 5 in. McMillian’s weight was 215 pounds. McMillian died on , in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. McMillian was born on March 11, 1948, in Raeford, North Carolina. This article takes a deep dive into Jim McMillian’s net worth.
In high school, Jim McMillian played basketball for Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn, New York); (Brooklyn, New York). McMillian played basketball in college with Columbia Lions men’s basketball (1967-1970) and started playing professionally in 1970. In the 1970 draft, McMillian was chosen number 13 in round 1 by the Los Angeles Lakers. McMillian left the game of basketball in 1981.
McMillian played for the Los Angeles Lakers during 1970-1972 as well as the Buffalo Braves in 1973-1975. Later, McMillian played for the New York Knicks throughout 1976-1977, the Portland Trail Blazers over 1978, and the Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna during 1979-1981. Some of the highlights of Jim McMillian’s career included: List of NBA champions, 3× Haggerty Award, First-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – United States Basketball Writers Association, 2× Second-team All-American – National Association of Basketball Coaches, Third-team All-American – United Press International, and Third-team All-American – Associated Press.
McMillian set a career record of 8,736 (13.8 ppg) points, 3,319 (5.3 rpg) rebounds, and 1,557 (2.5 apg) assists.
Player annual payments can range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Jim McMillian’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Jim McMillian’s net worth at death is:
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