Michael Cooper Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Michael Cooper was a professional basketball player. Cooper’s height is 6 ft 5 in. Cooper was born on April 15, 1956, in Los Angeles. Cooper’s weight is 170 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Michael Cooper’s net worth.
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Michael Cooper Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Michael Cooper played basketball for Pasadena High School (Pasadena, California) (Pasadena, California). Cooper played basketball in college with, Pasadena City College (1974-1976), and New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball (1976-1978) and started playing professionally in 1978. In the 1978 draft, Cooper was chosen number 60 in round 3 by the Los Angeles Lakers. Cooper left the game of basketball in 1991.
Cooper played for the Los Angeles Lakers during 1978-1989 as well as the Virtus Roma in 1990-1991. Some of the highlights of Michael Cooper’s career included: 5× NBA champion, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, 5× NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, First-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – United States Basketball Writers Association, 2× First-team All-Western Athletic Conference, 2× WNBA Finals, WNBA Coach of the Year Award, and List of NBA Development League champions.
Some of Cooper’s most prominent statistics included a Point number of 7,729 (8.9 ppg), a Assist number of 3,666 (4.2 apg), and a Steal number of 1,033 (1.2 spg).
Michael Cooper Net Worth 2018
Player 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 about $2 million, a few 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 currently no player brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can be under $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
Michael Cooper net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what is basketball player Michael Cooper’s net worth in 2018? Cooper earned a career high salary of around $700,000 in ’88. Our estimate for Michael Cooper’s net worth as of 2018 is: $700,000
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