Leon Douglas Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Leon Douglas was a professional basketball player who played Center as number 13. Douglas was born on August 26, 1954, in Leighton, Alabama. Douglas’s weight is 230 pounds. Douglas’s height is 6 ft 10 in. This article takes a deep dive into Leon Douglas’s net worth.

Leon Douglas Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Leon Douglas played basketball for Colbert County(Leighton, Alabama). Douglas played basketball in college with Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball (1972-1976) and started playing professionally in 1976. In the 1976 draft, Douglas was chosen number 4 in round 1 by the Detroit Pistons. Douglas left the game of basketball in 1992.

Douglas played for the Detroit Pistons during 1976-1979 as well as the Kansas City Kings in 1980-1982-. Later, Douglas played for the Reyer Venezia Mestre throughout 1982-1983, the CSP Limoges over 1983-1984, the Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna during 1984-1987, and the Pistoia Basket 2000 during 1987-1991. Some of the highlights of Leon Douglas’s career included: Consensus second-team 1975 NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Second-team All-American – National Association of Basketball Coaches, and Third-team All-American – Associated Press; United Press International.

Douglas set a career record of 6,977 (9.7 ppg) points, 6,098 (8.5 rpg) rebounds, and 768 (1.1 apg) assists.

Leon Douglas Net Worth 2018

Basketball player yearly earnings can range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although currently no player earns anywhere near that amount. The top players earn close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.