Sue Bird Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Sue Bird is a professional basketball player who plays Point guard for the Seattle Storm as number 10. Bird’s height is 5 ft 9 in. Bird was born on October 16, 1980, in Syosset, New York. This article takes a deep dive into Sue Bird’s net worth.

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Sue Bird Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Sue Bird played basketball for Christ the King Regional High School; (Queens, New York). Bird played basketball in college with Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball (1998-2002) and started playing professionally in 2002. In the 2002 WNBA draft, Bird was chosen number 1 in round 1 by the Seattle Storm.

Bird played for the Seattle Storm during 2002-present as well as the Dynamo Moscow (women’s basketball) in 2004-2006. Later, Bird played for the WBC Spartak Moscow Region throughout 2006-2011, and the UMMC Ekaterinburg over 2011-2014. Some of the highlights of Sue Bird’s career include: 2× List of WNBA champions, 10× WNBA All-Star Game, 5× All-WNBA Team, 3× All-WNBA Team, 3× List of Women’s National Basketball Association season assists leaders, 2× WNBA Peak Performers, WNBA’s Top 15 Players of All Time, WNBA Top 20, Member of WNBA All-Decade Team; List of WNBA career assists leaders, 5× Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League champion, 4× EuroLeague Women champion, and 2× FIBA Europe SuperCup Women winner.

Bird won a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Bird won a gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Bird won a gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Bird won a gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women’s tournament event. Bird won a gold medal in the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women. Bird won a gold medal in the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. Bird won a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women. Bird won a bronze medal in the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Sue Bird Net Worth 2018

Basketball player yearly earnings can range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of statistics. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of nearly $2 million, some with D-league crossover agreements earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is around $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that amount. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, annual payments can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.