Seimone Augustus Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Seimone Augustus is a professional basketball player who plays Small forward / Shooting guard for the Minnesota Lynx as number 33. Augustus’s height is 6 ft 0 in. Augustus was born on April 30, 1984, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This article takes a deep dive into Seimone Augustus’s net worth.

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Seimone Augustus Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Seimone Augustus played basketball for Capitol (Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Augustus played basketball in college with LSU Lady Tigers basketball (2002-2006) and started playing professionally in 2006. In the 2006 Women’s National Basketball Association draft, Augustus was chosen number 1 in round 1 by the Minnesota Lynx.

Augustus played for the Minnesota Lynx during 2006-present as well as the Dynamo Moscow (women’s basketball) in 2006-2008. Later, Augustus played for the Galatasaray Medical Park (women’s basketball) throughout 2008-2009, 2010-2011, the WBC Spartak Moscow Region over 2011-2012, and the Dynamo Kursk during 2013-2016. Some of the highlights of Seimone Augustus’s career include: 4× List of WNBA champions, WNBA Finals MVP, 7× WNBA All-Star Game, All-WNBA Team, 5× All-WNBA Team, WNBA Top 20, WNBA All-Rookie Team, WNBA Rookie of the Year, 2× EuroCup Women winner, 2008-09 EuroCup Women, Turkish Women’s Cup Basketball winner, 2× Wade Trophy, 2× Naismith College Player of the Year, 2× John R. Wooden Award, 2x Honda Sports Award for basketball, 2× Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, and No. 33 retired by LSU.

Augustus won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Augustus won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Augustus won a gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Augustus won a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women. Augustus won a bronze medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Seimone Augustus Net Worth 2018

Player annual payments vary between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of around $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 close to $100 million, although as of today no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players earn approximately $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.