Moses Malone Net Worth

Moses Eugene Malone was an American retired basketball player who played for the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. He was listed as NBA Most Valuable Player (MBP) for three times and was a 12-time NBA All-star and eight-time All-NBA selection. Malone died with the net worth of $6 million. He was born in March 23, 1955 in Petersburg, Virginia. He attended Petersburg High School. Malone started his professional career with Utah in 1974-75 season after signing a five-year contract worth of $1 million.

6 feet 10 inches and 215 pound Malone started his career playing at forward until he bulked up to handle the rigors at center. As a rookie, he was named as ABA All-Star and earned ABA All-Rookie honors. In December 1875, he was selected by the NBA’s New Orleans Jazz, pre-merger draft for ABA players of undergraduate. However, NBA let him into 1976 ABA Dispersion draft pool in exchange for the return of their first-round draft pick in 1977. Malone played for the club Rockets, as a forward opposite Rude Tomjanovich. He appeared in 82 games overall for both Buffalo and Houston and finished the season averaging 13.2 points per game with 13.1 rebounds per game, ranking third in rebounds per game. During his second season in NBA , he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot, which caused him to miss final 23 games of the season.

Malone emerged as one of the top centers in the league during 1978-79 season after gaining 15 pounds in the offseason. He established his career by winning NBA Most Valuable Player Award. The hard working athlete was always given respect and appreciation from the rival coaches and players for his fantastic powerhouse performance. He was the member of All Star team for consecutive 9 season. His net worth in 2015 is estimated to be of $6 million. Like other athletes, he had earned his net worth from sponsorship, ads, endorsement and featuring and so on. His achievement including NBA Finals MVP trophy, National Basketball Association, NBA’s Greatest Players has contributed to his net worth. His achievement from ABA’s Utah Stars made him to earn over $500 thousand, All-NBA First team paid him $430 thousand and NBA’s 50 Greatest Players achievement made him to earn $392,157. During his career, he earned a total of $13.9 million. His highest annual salary was in 1990 season from Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately, Moses dies on 13th September 2015, at the age of 60, after suffering from apparent heart attack.

Things to know about Moses Malone

Full Name: Moses Eugene Malone
Date of Birth: 23rd March, 1995
Died on: 13th September, 2015
Moses Malone Net Worth: $13.9 Million