Richard Washington Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Richard Washington was a professional basketball player who played Power forward / Center as number 31. Washington’s weight is 220 pounds. Washington was born on July 15, 1955, in Portland, Oregon. Washington’s height is 6 ft 11 in. This article takes a deep dive into Richard Washington’s net worth.

Richard Washington Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Richard Washington played basketball for Benson Polytechnic High School; (Portland, Oregon). Washington played basketball in college with UCLA Bruins men’s basketball (1973-1976) and started playing professionally in 1976. In the 1976 draft, Washington was chosen number 3 in round 1 by the Kansas City Kings. Washington left the game of basketball in 1982.

Washington played for the Kansas City Kings during 1976-1978 as well as the Milwaukee Bucks in 1979. Later, Washington played for the Dallas Mavericks throughout 1980-, and the Cleveland Cavaliers over 1980-1981. Some of the highlights of Richard Washington’s career included: List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, and First-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball teams.

Washington set a career record of 3,456 (9.8 ppg) points, 2,204 (6.3 rpg) rebounds, and 409 (1.2 apg) assists.

Richard Washington Net Worth 2018

Basketball salaries can range between $20,000 and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of about $2 million, a few with D-league crossover agreements earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.