Tommy Burleson Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Tommy Burleson was a professional basketball player who played Center as number 16. Burleson was born on February 24, 1952, in Crossnore, North Carolina. Burleson’s height is 7 ft 2 in. Burleson’s weight is 225 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Tommy Burleson’s net worth.

Tommy Burleson Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Tommy Burleson played basketball for Avery (Newland, North Carolina). Burleson played basketball in college with NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball (1971-1974) and started playing professionally in 1974. In the 1974 draft, Burleson was chosen number 3 in round 1 by the Seattle SuperSonics. Burleson left the game of basketball in 1981.

Burleson played for the Seattle SuperSonics during 1974-1976 as well as the Kansas City Kings in 1977-1979. Later, Burleson played for the Atlanta Hawks throughout 1980. Some of the highlights of Tommy Burleson’s career included: NBA All-Rookie First Team, NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Second-team All-American – United Press International, Third-team All-American – Associated Press; National Association of Basketball Coaches, and 2× First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference.

Burleson set a career record of 4,190 (9.4 ppg) points, 2,794 (6.3 rpg) rebounds, and 591 (1.3 bpg) blocks.

Tommy Burleson Net Worth 2018

Player salaries range between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of factors. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, some with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is close to $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the NBA earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can dip below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.