Timo Saarelainen Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Timo Saarelainen is a professional basketball player who plays Small forward as number 33. Saarelainen was born on August 23, 1960, in Helsinki. Saarelainen’s weight is 210 pounds. Saarelainen’s height is 6 ft 6 in. This article takes a deep dive into Timo Saarelainen’s net worth.

Timo Saarelainen Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Timo Saarelainen played basketball for PHYK – Pohjois-Haagan Yhteiskoulu. Saarelainen played basketball in college with BYU Cougars men’s basketball (1980-1985). In the 1985 Korisliiga draft, Saarelainen was chosen number 115 in round 5 by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Saarelainen played for the Helsingin NMKY during 1976-1980, 1983-1986. Some of the highlights of Timo Saarelainen’s career include: Korisliiga champion, Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, First-team All-Western Athletic Conference, and Associated Press honorable mention NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans.

Timo Saarelainen Net Worth 2018

Basketball player annual payments vary between a couple thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of circumstances. Although most professional NBA players make a salary of about $2 million, some with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is nearly $100 million, although currently nobody makes anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the National Basketball Association, yearly earnings can be as low as $20,000 per year for minor league teams.