Rudy Gay Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Rudy Gay is a professional basketball player who plays Small forward for the San Antonio Spurs as number 22. Gay’s weight is 230 pounds. Gay was born on August 17, 1986, in Brooklyn, New York. Gay’s height is 6 ft 8 in. This article takes a deep dive into Rudy Gay’s net worth.

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Rudy Gay Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Rudy Gay played basketball for, Eastern Technical High School; (Essex, Maryland), and Archbishop Spalding High School; (Severn, Maryland). Gay played basketball in college with Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball (2004-2006) and started playing professionally in 2006. In the 2006 NBA draft, Gay was chosen number 8 in round 1 by the Houston Rockets.

Gay played for the Memphis Grizzlies during 2006-2012 as well as the Toronto Raptors in 2013. Later, Gay played for the Sacramento Kings throughout 2013-2016, and the San Antonio Spurs over 2017-present. Some of the highlights of Rudy Gay’s career include: NBA All-Rookie First Team, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, First-team All-Big East Conference, Big East Conference Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year, Big East All-Rookie Team, McDonald’s All-American Game, and First-team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team.

Rudy Gay Net Worth 2018

Basketball yearly earnings range between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of about $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is approximately $100 million, although as of today no player makes anywhere near that much money. The top players earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.