It’s a new year for the NBA. The players are dunking, the nets are swishing, and the endorsement deals are still rolling in. 2019 in the NBA brought us many surprises and many golden moments, the effects of which will still be felt in 2020. In 2019, many teams and players lost on their hopes of championship glory but their net worth could serve as consolidation. Continue reading →
Calvin Ebun-Amu is passionate about finance and technology. While studying his bachelor’s degree, he found himself using his spare time to research and write about finance. Calvin is particularly fascinated by economics and risk management. When he’s not writing, he’s reading a book or article on risk and uncertainty by his favourite non-fiction author, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Calvin has a bachelors degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in business.
NBA team owners are an interesting bunch. NBA team owners include tech billionaires, successful female executives, and real estate moguls who have turned their passion into profit with successful NBA franchise teams. Continue reading →
Calvin Ebun-Amu is passionate about finance and technology. While studying his bachelor’s degree, he found himself using his spare time to research and write about finance. Calvin is particularly fascinated by economics and risk management. When he’s not writing, he’s reading a book or article on risk and uncertainty by his favourite non-fiction author, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Calvin has a bachelors degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in business.
In a short space of time, Kevin Durant has made a lot of power moves in the NBA. He has the skills and the temperament to make him a legend in the league. Thus, it comes as no surprise that he is paid like a legend. Continue reading →
Calvin Ebun-Amu is passionate about finance and technology. While studying his bachelor’s degree, he found himself using his spare time to research and write about finance. Calvin is particularly fascinated by economics and risk management. When he’s not writing, he’s reading a book or article on risk and uncertainty by his favourite non-fiction author, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Calvin has a bachelors degree in law and a post-graduate diploma in business.
Gordon Hayward is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. On July 4th of this year, Gordon agreed to sign a deal that would make him a Boston Celtic. Prior to signing a contract with Boston, Gordon spent his first seven seasons of his NBA career with the Utah Jazz. At 27 years of age, Gordon Hayward’s net worth sits at $20 million.
Gordon Hayward
Born and raised in Indiana, Gordon played his high school basketball at Brownsburg High School and went on to play his college ball at Butler University in Indianapolis. While in college, Hayward excelled in his freshman season. He started all 32 games for the Bulldogs that year and averaged over 13 points per game and earned the award for the conference’s newcomer of the year. He followed it up with a magical sophomore season where he averaged nearly 16 points per game and led his team to the championship game before losing to the Duke Blue Devils. After his second season at Butler, Hayward decided to enter the NBA draft. He was selected ninth overall by the Utah Jazz. He just finished up his seventh season with the Jazz, and his most recent season was his most productive. He averaged a career high for points per game at nearly 22 a contest. His stellar performance during the 2016-2017 campaign earned him his first All-Star appearance. His eight points and four steals in the all-star game helped the West division seal a victory over the East.
A very large percentage of Gordon Hayward’s net worth comes from his on the court earnings. Back in 2014, Hayward and the Jazz agreed on a contract extension that was worth $63 million over four years. This contract helped validate Hayward’s accomplishments. However, the deal would be cut a year short as Hayward agreed to a contract with the Boston Celtics. His contract with Boston will significantly increase Gordon Hayward’s net worth in the coming years. He signed a four year, $128 million contract with Boston. As it currently sits, Hayward will be the highest paid Celtic for the upcoming season and the third highest paid NBA player behind only Steph Curry and Lebron James.
Off the court, Hayward claims to be a huge fan of video games, and he has even played in the IGN Pro League. In 2016, Hayward signed a deal with the video game company, HyperX. Additionally, he has done a few local commercials for companies in the Utah area.
On a personal note, Hayward is married to his wife Robyn. The couple has two kids together. Hayward is a good tennis player and even won a club-level charity tennis tournament. Hayward has also appeared in a commercial for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is a participant in the organization’s “Fan for Life” campaign.
James Hendrickson is an internet entrepreneur, blogging junky, hunter and personal finance geek. When he’s not lurking in coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find him in the Pacific Northwest’s great outdoors. James has a masters degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelors degree on Sociology from Earlham College. He loves individual stocks, bonds and precious metals.
Marc Gasol is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies. Gasol, 32, hails from Barcelona, Spain and is the younger brother of fellow NBA player Pau Gasol. Marc moved to the United States during his teenage years while his brother played for the Memphis Grizzlies. He was selected #48 overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers and was traded in a deal that included his brother Pau that sent him to Memphis where he has spent the entirety of his NBA career. Marc is finishing up his 9th full season in the NBA where he has proven himself as a legitimate force and an All Star caliber player. In the summer of 2015, Gasol signed a big contract that has paved the way to his high net worth.
Marc Gasol’s net worth currently sits at $40 million. In July of 2015, Gasol signed an extension with the Memphis Grizzlies that was worth $113 million for five years. After the conclusion of this season, Marc would have completed two out of the five years on his contract. His career began with his initial contract with the Grizzlies that was three years for just shy of $10 million. After averaging double-digit points per game in all of his first three seasons, he was awarded a contract extension for four years worth $57.5 million. To date, Marc Gasol’s on the court earnings in the NBA have totaled more than $100 million. These earnings along with a few endorsements have helped create Marc Gasol’s net worth. Back in 2015, when Memphis signed Gasol to his extension paying him more than $22 million a year on average, many thought the price was quite steep. However, Gasol has used his big pay day as motivation. Gasol was named an All Star for the 2017 season and has also posted a career high 19.5 points per game during the 2017 campaign. The remaining three years on his contract will pay him more than $72 million, all of which is guaranteed.
When he is not playing in the NBA, Marc is busy helping his home country of Spain win basketball games. He has played with the Spanish national team for many years. Additionally, he was a part of Spain’s 2008 and 2012 silver medals in Beijing and London.
Even with Marc Gasol’s net worth well into the tens of millions, he still finds time to give back to the community. Both he and his brother Pau founded the Gasol Foundation in 2013. The mission of the foundation is to help end childhood obesity. The non-profit currently serves many locations in the brothers home country of Spain along with the United States. Marc Gasol is married to his wife Cristina and between them they have a daughter. They spend most of their time in Memphis where the family has a house.
James Hendrickson is an internet entrepreneur, blogging junky, hunter and personal finance geek. When he’s not lurking in coffee shops in Portland, Oregon, you’ll find him in the Pacific Northwest’s great outdoors. James has a masters degree in Sociology from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Bachelors degree on Sociology from Earlham College. He loves individual stocks, bonds and precious metals.
