Wilt Chamberlain was a professional basketball player. Chamberlain’s weight was 275 pounds. Chamberlain died on October 12, 1999, in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936, in Philadelphia. Chamberlain’s height was 7 ft 1 in. This article takes a deep dive into Wilt Chamberlain’s net worth.
Image Credit: Wilt_Chamberlain2.jpg: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer derivative work: JoeJohnson2In high school, Wilt Chamberlain played basketball for Overbrook High School (Philadelphia); (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Chamberlain played basketball in college with Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball (1956-1958) and started playing professionally in 1959. In the 1959 draft, Chamberlain was chosen number NBA territorial pick by the Philadelphia Warriors. Chamberlain left the game of basketball in 1973.
Chamberlain played for the Harlem Globetrotters during 1958-1959 as well as the Golden State Warriors in 1959-1964. Later, Chamberlain played for the Philadelphia 76ers throughout 1964 1967, and the Los Angeles Lakers over 1968-1972. Some of the highlights of Wilt Chamberlain’s career included: 2× NBA champion, Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, 4× NBA Most Valuable Player Award, 13× NBA All-Star, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, 7× All-NBA First Team, 3× All-NBA Second Team, 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, 7× List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders, 11× List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders, List of National Basketball Association annual assists leaders, No. 13 Retired numbers, No. 13 Retired numbers, No. 13 Hall of Famers, retired and honored numbers; NBA 35th Anniversary Team; NBA 50th Anniversary Team; NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, 2× Consensus first-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans, No. 13 jersey Retired numbers, List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders; List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders; List of National Basketball Association single-game rebounding leaders; List of National Basketball Association single-season rebounding leaders; List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders; List of National Basketball Association annual minutes leaders, and Holds numerous other records and achievements.
Chamberlain set a career record of 31,419 (30.1 ppg) points, 23,924 (22.9 rpg) rebounds, and 4,643 (4.4 apg) assists.
Player annual payments can range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although most professional NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover agreements earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is nearly $100 million, although as of today no player brings in anywhere near that much money. The top players in the NBA earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can go below $20,000 per year for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Wilt Chamberlain’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Wilt Chamberlain’s net worth at death is: $12 million
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