Michael Jordan Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Michael Jordan was a professional basketball player who played Owner for the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan’s height is 6 ft 6 in. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. This article takes a deep dive into Michael Jordan’s net worth.
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Michael Jordan Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Michael Jordan played basketball for Emsley A. Laney High School; (Wilmington, North Carolina). Jordan played basketball in college with North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball (1981-1984) and started playing professionally in 1984-1993, 1995-1998, 2001. In the 1984 National Basketball Association draft, Jordan was chosen number 3 in round 1 by the Chicago Bulls. Jordan left the game of basketball in 2003.
Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls during 1984-1992, 1994-1997 as well as the Washington Wizards in 2001-2002. Some of the highlights of Michael Jordan’s career included: 6× List of NBA champions, 6× Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, 5× NBA Most Valuable Player Award, 14× List of NBA All-Stars, 3× NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 10× All-NBA Team, All-NBA Team, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA All-Rookie Team, 10× List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders, 3× List of National Basketball Association annual steals leaders, 2× Slam Dunk Contest, No. 23 Retired numbers and honorees, No. 23 Retired numbers, 3× Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, List of U.S. men’s college basketball national player of the year awards, 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, No. 23 Retired numbers, and 2× United States Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
Jordan set a career record of 32,292 (30.1 ppg) points, 6,672 (6.2 rpg) rebounds, and 5,633 (5.3 apg) assists. Jordan won a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 1984 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Jordan won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Jordan won a gold medal in the 1992 Tournament of the Americas in the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Jordan won a gold medal in the 1983 Pan American Games in the Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games event.
Michael Jordan Net Worth 2018
Basketball player annual payments can range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although typical NBA players make a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association 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 close to $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
Michael Jordan net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what is basketball player Michael Jordan’s net worth in 2018? Jordan earned a career high salary of around $33 million in ’98. Our estimate for Michael Jordan’s net worth as of 2018 is: $1 billion
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