Otis Thorpe was a professional basketball player. Thorpe was born on August 5, 1962, in Boynton Beach, Florida. Thorpe’s weight is 245 pounds. Thorpe’s height is 6 ft 9 in. This article takes a deep dive into Otis Thorpe’s net worth.
In high school, Otis Thorpe played basketball for Lake Worth Community High School; (Lake Worth, Florida). Thorpe played basketball in college with Providence Friars men’s basketball (1980-1984) and started playing professionally in 1984. In the 1984 draft, Thorpe was chosen number 9 in round 1 by the Kansas City Kings. Thorpe left the game of basketball in 2001.
Thorpe played for the Sacramento Kings during 1984-1987 as well as the Houston Rockets in 1988-1994. Later, Thorpe played for the Portland Trail Blazers throughout 1994, the Detroit Pistons over 1995-1996, the Vancouver Grizzlies during 1997, and the Sacramento Kings during 1997. Some of the highlights of Otis Thorpe’s career included: NBA champion, NBA All-Star, and First-team All-Big East Conference.
Thorpe set a career record of 17,600 (14.0 ppg) points, 10,370 (8.2 rpg) rebounds, and 2,730 (2.2 apg) assists.
Basketball yearly earnings can range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players make a salary of nearly $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 around $100 million, although currently nobody makes anywhere near that amount. The top players earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be as low as $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Otis Thorpe’s net worth in 2018? Thorpe earned a career high salary of around $7 million in ’97. Our estimate for Otis Thorpe’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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