Ty Lawson Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?

Ty Lawson is a professional basketball player who plays Point guard for the Shandong Golden Stars. Lawson was born on November 3, 1987, in Clinton, Maryland. Lawson’s weight is 195 pounds. Lawson’s height is 5 ft 11 in. This article takes a deep dive into Ty Lawson’s net worth.

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Ty Lawson Career and Earnings/Salary

In high school, Ty Lawson played basketball for Bishop McNamara High School; (Forestville, Maryland); Oak Hill Academy (Virginia); (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia). Lawson played basketball in college with North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball (2006-2009) and started playing professionally in 2009. In the 2009 Chinese Basketball Association draft, Lawson was chosen number 18 in round 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lawson played for the Denver Nuggets during 2009-2014 as well as the BC Žalgiris in 2011. Later, Lawson played for the Houston Rockets throughout 2015, the Indiana Pacers over 2015, the Sacramento Kings during 2016, and the Shandong Golden Stars during 2017-present. Some of the highlights of Ty Lawson’s career include: List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, Consensus second-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, Bob Cousy Award, Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team, and McDonald’s All-American Game.

Ty Lawson Net Worth 2018

Basketball salaries vary between $20,000 and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of factors. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of almost $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 approximately $100 million, although as of today nobody brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can dip below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.