Nate Thurmond Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Nate Thurmond was a professional basketball player. Thurmond died on July 16, 2016, in San Francisco. Thurmond was born on July 25, 1941, in Akron, Ohio. Thurmond’s height was 6 ft 11 in. Thurmond’s weight was 235 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Nate Thurmond’s net worth.
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Nate Thurmond Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Nate Thurmond played basketball for National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM High School (Akron, Ohio). Thurmond played basketball in college with Bowling Green Falcons men’s basketball (1960-1963) and started playing professionally in 1963. In the 1963 draft, Thurmond was chosen number 3 in round 1 by the San Francisco Warriors. Thurmond left the game of basketball in 1977.
Thurmond played for the Golden State Warriors during 1963-1973 as well as the Chicago Bulls in 1974-1975. Later, Thurmond played for the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout 1975 1976. Some of the highlights of Nate Thurmond’s career included: 7× NBA All-Star, 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team, 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, No. 42 retired by the Retired numbers, No. 42 retired by the Retired numbers, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, and 3× First-team All-Mid-American Conference.
Thurmond set a career record of 14,437 (15.0 ppg) points, 14,464 (15.0 rpg) rebounds, and 2,575 (2.7 apg) assists.
Nate Thurmond Net Worth 2018
Basketball player salaries can range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of circumstances. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today no player brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Nate Thurmond net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player Nate Thurmond’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Nate Thurmond’s net worth at death is: $10 million
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