Katie Smith Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Katie Smith was a professional basketball player who played Head coach for the New York Liberty. Smith was born on June 4, 1974, in Logan, Ohio. Smith’s height is 5 ft 11 in. This article takes a deep dive into Katie Smith’s net worth.

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Katie Smith Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Katie Smith played basketball for Logan High School (Ohio) (Logan, Ohio). Smith played basketball in college with Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball (1992-1996) and started playing professionally in 1999. In the 1999 WNBA draft, Smith was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx. Smith left the game of basketball in 2013.

Smith played for the Columbus Quest during 1996-1997 as well as the Minnesota Lynx in 1999-2005. Later, Smith played for the Basket 90 Gdynia throughout 2001-2002, the Detroit Shock over 2006-2009, the Fenerbahçe Women’s Basketball during 2009, and the Washington Mystics during 2010. Some of the highlights of Katie Smith’s career included: 2× List of WNBA champions, WNBA Finals MVP Award, 2× All-WNBA Team, 7× WNBA All-Star Game, List of Women’s National Basketball Association season scoring leaders, WNBA All-Decade Team, WNBA’s Top 15 Players of All Time, WNBA Top 20, Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, and Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball.

Katie Smith Net Worth 2018

Basketball salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover agreements receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 annually for minor league teams.