Russell Westbrook Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Russell Westbrook is a professional basketball player who plays Point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder as number 0. Westbrook’s height is 6 ft 3 in. Westbrook’s weight is 200 pounds. Westbrook was born on November 12, 1988, in Long Beach, California. This article takes a deep dive into Russell Westbrook’s net worth.
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Russell Westbrook Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Russell Westbrook played basketball for Leuzinger High School (Lawndale, California). Westbrook played basketball in college with UCLA Bruins men’s basketball (2006-2008) and started playing professionally in 2008. In the 2008 National Basketball Association draft, Westbrook was chosen number 4 in round 1 by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Westbrook played for the Oklahoma City Thunder during 2008-present. Some of the highlights of Russell Westbrook’s career include: NBA Most Valuable Player, 7× List of NBA All-Stars, 2× NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 2× All-NBA First Team, 4× All-NBA Second Team, 2× NBA annual scoring champion, NBA All-Rookie First Team, Third-team List of All-Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball teams, and Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year.
Westbrook won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 2012 United States men’s Olympic basketball team event. Westbrook won a gold medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in the 2010 United States men’s FIBA World Championship team event.
Russell Westbrook Net Worth 2018
Player salaries can range between $20,000 and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of circumstances. Although typical NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Russell Westbrook net worth: basketball salary distribution
Russell Westbrook’s salary in 2018 was $28 million.
So what is basketball player Russell Westbrook’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Russell Westbrook’s net worth as of 2018 is: $70 million
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