Lamar Odom was a professional basketball player. Odom was born on November 6, 1979, in Queens. Odom’s weight is 230 pounds. Odom’s height is 6 ft 10 in. This article takes a deep dive into Lamar Odom’s net worth.
Image Credit: David ShankboneIn high school, Lamar Odom played basketball for St. Thomas Aquinas; (New Britain, Connecticut). Odom played basketball in college with Rhode Island Rams men’s basketball (1998-1999) and started playing professionally in 1999. In the 1999 draft, Odom was chosen number 4 in round 1 by the Los Angeles Clippers. Odom left the game of basketball in 2014.
Odom played for the Los Angeles Clippers during 1999-2002 as well as the Miami Heat in 2003. Later, Odom played for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout 2004-2010, the Dallas Mavericks over 2011, the Los Angeles Clippers during 2012, and the Saski Baskonia during 2013-14 ACB season. Some of the highlights of Lamar Odom’s career included: 2× NBA champion, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award, NBA All-Rookie First Team, First-team All-Atlantic 10, Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, Parade High School Basketball Player of the Year, and 2× Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team.
Player salaries range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of almost $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Lamar Odom’s net worth in 2018? Odom earned a career high salary of around $14 million in ’09. Our estimate for Lamar Odom’s net worth as of 2018 is: $30 million
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