Nick Mantis was a professional basketball player who played Shooting guard as number 16, 11, 23. Mantis’s height was 6 ft 3 in. Mantis’s weight was 190 pounds. Mantis died on August 13, 2017, in Schererville, Indiana. Mantis was born on December 7, 1935, in East Chicago, Indiana. This article takes a deep dive into Nick Mantis’s net worth.
In high school, Nick Mantis played basketball for Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana) (East Chicago, Indiana). Mantis played basketball in college with Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball (1956-1959) and started playing professionally in 1959. In the 1959 draft, Mantis was chosen number 37 in round 5 by the St. Louis Hawks. Mantis left the game of basketball in 1963.
Mantis played for the Minneapolis Lakers during 1959-60 NBA season<!-Debut was February 5, 1960-> as well as the Kansas City Steers in 1961-1962. Later, Mantis played for the St. Louis Hawks throughout 1962-63 NBA season<!-Traded to Chicago on November 19, 1962->, the Chicago Zephyrs over 1962-1963, and the Grand Rapids Tackers during 1962-1964. Some of the highlights of Nick Mantis’s career included: MPBL MVP, and All-American Basketball League Second Team.
Mantis set a career record of 236 points, 91 rebounds, and 92 assists.
Basketball player yearly earnings can range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of nearly $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 around $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 NBA, salaries can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Nick Mantis’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Nick Mantis’s net worth at death is:
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