Net Worth:
$65 million
About Dwight Howard
It has been estimated that Dwight Howard net worth reaches 65 million dollars which makes him one of the richest basketball players in the NBA. Moreover, it has been reported that Dwight Howard annual salary reaches an amount of 17.8 million dollars which also increases the overall amount of Dwight Howard net worth. If his endorsement deals are added to it, then his annual earnings become as high as 27 million dollars.
Currently, he is known as a member in the team called Orlando Magic, where his position is as a center. Dwight Howard’s career in basketball has made him an international star. The player is recognized everywhere he goes. It has also been stated that in all in he gets 7 million dollars as his salary and 15 million dollars from his many endorsement deals. Such some of money increase the overall amount of Dwight Howard net worth a lot.
Dwight Howard signed a contract deal with Orlando Magic which is worth 85 million dollars. The contract has been signed for five years. The basketball player was born in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is known as being an All-Star basketball player four times. In addition, his father was also involved into sports, thus it has been assumed that Dwight Howard sportsmanship and athleticism is in his genes. His father was known as a Georgia State Trooper as well as Athletic Director in the Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.
From his early childhood, Dwight Howard was involved into basketball. He attended high school where his father worked. While attending it, Dwight Howard was voted the High School Player of the Year, which made not only him, but also his father very proud.
Immediately after graduation, he was chosen by the Orlando Magic team in 2004 NBA Draft. Soon he became one of the top players in the team and Dwight Howard net worth also made him one of the richest. He got a chance to participate in the NBA Spinoffs in 2007, as well. In 2008, Dwight Howard was the winner of the NBA slam dunk contest. Moreover, he became successful in rebounds with scoring most of them in the season of 2008-2009. In the basketball world, Dwight Howard is regarded as a ‘gifted’ player by many coaches and other NBA players. Dwight Howard is also known as jumping high in the field which scares many of his opponents.