Larry Bird Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Larry Bird was a professional basketball player. Bird’s weight is 220 pounds. Bird’s height is 6 ft 9 in. Bird was born on December 7, 1956, in West Baden Springs, Indiana. This article takes a deep dive into Larry Bird’s net worth.
Larry Bird Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Larry Bird played basketball for Springs Valley High School; (French Lick, Indiana). Bird played basketball in college with Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball (1976-1979) and started playing professionally in 1979. In the 1978 draft, Bird was chosen number 6 in round 1 by the Boston Celtics. Bird left the game of basketball in 1992.
Bird played for the Boston Celtics during 1979-1991. Some of the highlights of Larry Bird’s career included: 3× NBA champion, 2× Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, 3× NBA Most Valuable Player Award, 12× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 9× All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Second Team, 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, 3× NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout, 2× 50-40-90 club, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, No. 33 Retired numbers; NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; List of U.S. men’s college basketball national player of the year awards, 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Third-team All-American – National Association of Basketball Coaches; United Press International, 2× Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, No. 33 retired by Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball, NBA Coach of the year Award, NBA All-Star Game head coach, and NBA Executive of the Year Award.
Bird set a career record of 21,791 (24.3 ppg) points, 8,974 (10.0 rpg) rebounds, and 5,695 (6.3 apg) assists.
Larry Bird Net Worth 2018
Basketball yearly earnings vary between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is approximately $100 million, although currently nobody earns anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Larry Bird net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what is basketball player Larry Bird’s net worth in 2018? Bird earned a career high salary of around $7 million in ’92. Our estimate for Larry Bird’s net worth as of 2018 is: $70 million
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