Gilbert Arenas is a well known professional basketball player. He is mainly known for playing in such teams as the “Golden State Warriors”, “Washington Wizards”, “Orlando Magic”, “Memphis Grizzlies” and “Shanghai Sharks”. During his career, Gilbert has been named as NBA Most Improved Player, he has also been an NBA All-Star three times. In addition to this, Arenas has achieved some records during his career, including, a Wizards franchise record for most points in a game, most points scored in under 30 minutes, most turnovers in a game and others. So how rich is Gilbert Arenas? It has been estimated that Gilbert’s net worth is $50 million. Arenas continues his career so there is a chance that this number will change.
Gilbert Arenas Net Worth $50 Million
Gilbert Jay Arenas, Jr., known simply as Gilbert Arenas, was born in 1982, in Florida. Gilbert received a scholarship from the University of Arizona and decided to study and play basketball there. In 2001 Arenas became a part of the team called the “Golden States Warriors”. Gilbert showed that he was really good at basketball and was even considered to be one of the most valuable players in the team. In 2003 Gilbert moved to play for another team, the “Washington Wizards”. Unfortunately, Gilbert experienced an injury and had to miss a lot of games. Despite this fact, Arenas was able to recover and added a lot to the team’s game. This made Gilbert Arenas’ net worth higher. His average was 29.3 points per game, which made him one of the stars of the team. Later Gilbert again experienced some injuries and had to stop playing for a while. In 2009 he was reported for having unloaded firearms in his locker. One year later he again had some problems with the police as he owned a gun without a licence to do so. Because of these offences, Arenas was sentenced to two years jail and obviously could not play basketball.
Gilbert was released early, and in 2010 transferred to play with the “Orlando Magic”. He only played there for one year and then signed a contract with the “Memphis Grizzlies”. Good games while being on these teams had a huge impact on the growth of Gilbert Arenas’ net worth. In 2012 Gilbert became a part of the team, called the “Shanghai Sharks”. In addition to this, another activity that added to Gilbert’s net worth was him owning the line of Adidaas TS Lightswitch shoes. Regretfully in 2013 Arenas was again arrested for having illegal firearms.
Finally, it could be said that Gilbert Arenas is a really talented basketball player, but he has created some difficulties for himself in his life and career. Despite all his problems with the law, we can admire Gilbert as one of the most valuable basketball players. He has played in many different teams and gained a lot of experience. There is a possibility that Gilbert Arenas’ net worth will grow if he will continue to only play basketball.
NBA Most Improved Player Award, NBA Most Improved Player Award
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Trademark
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Taking off his jersey and tossing it to a crowd member at the end of every game
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Fact
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Was suspended for most of the 2009 to 2010 seasons for handgun violations.
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Three-time member of the All NBA Teams.
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Finished his contract with the Washington Wizards and was paid the $111 million contract he signed in 2008.[November 2016].
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Currently playing for the Washington Wizards [November 2006]
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Son Alijah Amani Arenas was born March 16, 2007.
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In an overtime game versus the Los Angeles Lakers on December 17, 2006 at the Staples Center, he scored a career high 60 points and added 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the Wizards over the Lakers 147-141. Arenas now holds the Wizards' franchise record for most points scored in a game by an individual. The previous record was held by Earl Monroe with 56 points, achieved in 1968 which was also an overtime game against the Lakers. His 16 points in the extra period also set an NBA record for most points in one overtime period, surpassing Earl Boykins' record by one point.
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Attended the University of Arizona.
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Attended Grant High School in Van Nuys, CA.
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Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd Round (30th pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft.
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Lives in Virginia, just outside the Washington, D.C. area.
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He is a single father. He has a daughter, Izela Samaya Arenas, born on December 24, 2005.
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NBA scoring machine. Played with Golden State Warriors (2001-2003) and Washington Wizards (2003-present).
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Hang Time
1997
TV Series
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Ball Up
2015
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Himself - Host
Rome Is Burning
2009
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Himself
Pardon the Interruption
2007
TV Series
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Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2006
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Rome Is Burning
2007-2010
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Ball Up (2015) as Himself - Host
Rome Is Burning (2007-2010) as Himself
Pardon the Interruption (2007) as Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (2006) as Himself