Slater Martin was a professional basketball player. Martin’s height was 5 ft 10 in. Martin’s weight was 170 pounds. Martin died on October 18, 2012, in Houston, Texas. Martin was born on October 22, 1925, in Elmina, Texas. This article takes a deep dive into Slater Martin’s net worth.
Image Credit: UnknownIn high school, Slater Martin played basketball for Davis High School (Houston, Texas); (Houston, Texas). Martin played basketball in college with Texas Longhorns men’s basketball (1943-1944, 1946-1949) and started playing professionally in 1949. Martin left the game of basketball in 1960.
Martin played for the Minneapolis Lakers during 1949-50 NBA season 1955-56 NBA season as well as the New York Knicks in 1956-57 NBA season. Later, Martin played for the St. Louis Hawks throughout 1956-1959-60 NBA season. Some of the highlights of Slater Martin’s career included: 5× NBA champion, 7× NBA All-Star, 5× All-NBA Second Team, Second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – Look, Third-team All-American – Helms Athletic Foundation, and No. 15 Retired numbers.
Martin set a career record of 7,337 points, 2,302 rebounds, and 3,160 assists.
Basketball salaries can range between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is nearly $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, salaries can be as low as $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Slater Martin’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Slater Martin’s net worth at death is:
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