Olumide Oyedeji is a professional basketball player who plays Center for the London Lions as number 00. Oyedeji’s weight is 255 pounds. Oyedeji’s height is 6 ft 10 in. Oyedeji was born on May 11, 1981, in Ibadan, Nigeria. This article takes a deep dive into Olumide Oyedeji’s net worth.
Image Credit: KoolboulevardOyedeji started playing professionally in 1996. In the 2000 British Basketball League draft, Oyedeji was chosen number 42 in round 2 by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Oyedeji played for the Ebun Comets during 1996-1997 as well as the BC Dynamo Moscow in 1997-1998. Later, Oyedeji played for the DJK Würzburg throughout 1998-2000, the Seattle SuperSonics over 2000-2001, the Orlando Magic during 2002, and the Ilysiakos B.C. during 2003. Some of the highlights of Olumide Oyedeji’s career include: 2× BSN All-Star, Chinese Basketball Association All-Star, 3× Chinese Basketball Association rebounding leader, Korean Basketball League All-Star Game MVP, Basketball Bundesliga All-Star Game MVP, 2× BBL Slam Dunk Contest champion, and Nigerian Premier League MVP.
Oyedeji won a gold medal in the AfroBasket 2015 in the Nigerian national basketball team event. Oyedeji won a bronze medal in the FIBA Africa Championship 2005 in the Nigerian national basketball team event. Oyedeji won a bronze medal in the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship in the Nigerian national basketball team event.
Basketball annual payments vary between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of approximately $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 currently no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Olumide Oyedeji’s net worth in 2018? Oyedeji earned a career high salary of around $600,000 in ’03. Our estimate for Olumide Oyedeji’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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