Walt Hazzard Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?
Walt Hazzard was a professional basketball player who played Guard as number 42, 1, 44. Hazzard died on November 18, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. Hazzard was born on April 15, 1942, in Wilmington, Delaware. Hazzard’s height was 6 ft 2 in. Hazzard’s weight was 185 pounds. This article takes a deep dive into Walt Hazzard’s net worth.
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Walt Hazzard Career and Earnings/Salary
In high school, Walt Hazzard played basketball for Moton High School (Maryland) (Easton, Maryland)Overbrook High School (Philadelphia) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Hazzard played basketball in college with UCLA Bruins men’s basketball (1961-1964) and started playing professionally in 1964. In the 1964 draft, Hazzard was chosen in round NBA territorial pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. Hazzard left the game of basketball in 1974.
Hazzard played for the Los Angeles Lakers during 1964-1966 as well as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1967. Later, Hazzard played for the Atlanta Hawks throughout 1968-1970, the Buffalo Braves over 1971-1972-, the Golden State Warriors during 1972, and the Seattle SuperSonics during 1973. Some of the highlights of Walt Hazzard’s career included: List of NBA All-Stars, NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball championship, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year, Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, 2× First-team List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men’s basketball teams, No. 42 UCLA Bruins men’s basketball retired numbers, and Pac-12 Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
Hazzard set a career record of 9,087 (12.6 ppg) points, 2,146 (3.0 rpg) rebounds, and 3,555 (4.9 apg) assists.
Walt Hazzard Net Worth 2018
Basketball player salaries can range between $20,000 and millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of statistics. Although typical NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is nearly $100 million, although currently no player brings in anywhere near that amount. The top players in the league earn close to $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Walt Hazzard net worth: basketball salary distribution
So what was basketball player Walt Hazzard’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Walt Hazzard’s net worth at death is:
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