Wayne Ellington is a professional basketball player who plays Shooting guard for the Miami Heat as number 2. Ellington’s weight is 200 pounds. Ellington was born on November 29, 1987, in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Ellington’s height is 6 ft 5 in. This article takes a deep dive into Wayne Ellington’s net worth.
Image Credit: FrenchieinportlandIn high school, Wayne Ellington played basketball for Daniel Boone Area High School; (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania); Episcopal Academy; (Merion, Pennsylvania). Ellington played basketball in college with North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball (2006-2009) and started playing professionally in 2009. In the 2009 NBA draft, Ellington was chosen number 28 in round 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ellington played for the Minnesota Timberwolves during 2009-2011 as well as the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012. Later, Ellington played for the Cleveland Cavaliers throughout 2012, the Dallas Mavericks over 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers during 2014, and the Brooklyn Nets during 2015. Some of the highlights of Wayne Ellington’s career include: J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, List of NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball champions, NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player, Second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, First-team Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team, and McDonald’s All-American Game.
Player yearly earnings can range between a few thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per annum, depending on a number of considerations. Although on average, NBA players make a salary of about $2 million, a few with D-league crossover deals receive as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is around $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, yearly earnings can be under $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
Wayne Ellington’s salary in 2018 was $6 million.
So what is basketball player Wayne Ellington’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Wayne Ellington’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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