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Zion Williamson’s Net Worth Is Higher Than You Think- Salary And Endorsements

February 16, 2022
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Zion Williamson is an American basketball player who started playing basketball and earning himself a great deal of recognition from his high school days. He had an amazing freshman year season with his team the ‘Duke Blue Devils’ Of the Duke University and due to his awesome performance, he earned himself the ‘Power Forward’ position in the New Orleans Pelican team which plays for the National Basketball Association.

Famous for his proficient ‘Slam dunk’ Zion grew to earn himself notable spots in the NBA. He became the 4th youngest player to be selected to an All-star game in 2021, after being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020. He is also the first player born in the 2000s to be selected for the NBA.

Zion Williamson showing off his famous Slam dunk (Image Source)

Zion is quite athletic and for his build and heaviness, he plays awesomely and even set a record in his school as the ‘Single-game school scoring record for freshman’ in January 2019 after leading his team to three straight championship wins.

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  • Who Is Zion Williamson?
  • Zion Williamson’s Net Worth
  • How High Is Zion Williamson’s Career Based On His Salary Earning And Endorsements?
  • Zion Williamson’s Endorsement
  • Complete profile of Zion Williamson

Who Is Zion Williamson?

Zion Williamson was born on the 6th of July 2000 to the family of Lateef Williamson and Sharonda Sampson. He was born Zion Lateef Williamson (Named after the biblical location Mount Zion near Jerusalem) in Salisbury, North Carolina, in the United States of America.

Zion’s dad was a football defensive linesman at Mayo High School, Darlington, and who also worked in Livingston College in Salisbury. His mom was a sprinter at Livingston and later, worked as a middle-school Physical Health Education teacher.

At the age of 2, his family had moved to Florence, South Carolina after the demise of his maternal grandmother and three years later, his parents ended their marriage in a divorce. His mom remarried a former basketball player named Lee Anderson who helped Zion develop skills by coaching him to be a point guard.

Zion’s mom also coached him for the Amateur Athletic Union circuit which helped him as he faced opponents who were way older than him. She also coached him when he joined Johnakin Middle School basketball team while he schooled.

Zion Williamson’s Net Worth

The young American basketball player, Zion Williamson has a net worth of $8 million.

With amazing contract deals and endorsements, it is evident that this young star is here to make and break records as well as climb the ladder of wealth just as long as he keeps up with his stellar performance which has brought him thus far.

Making it to Forbes list at this young age and even being on lists with top-class athletes such as LeBron James is enough reason to keep an eye on the young basketballer.

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How High Is Zion Williamson’s Career Based On His Salary Earning And Endorsements?

Signed to his 2019 rookie-scale deal, as the first overall pick, Zion gets the biggest deal among the other rookies as his contract guarantees him $20 million in the first two years and then the subsequent $44 million and then once his third and fourth-year option has been picked, he gets a whopping $44 million all at once.

Zion’s 3 year contract with the New Orleans Pelican affords him an annual average salary of $10,245,440 and a base salary of the same amount while carrying a cap hit of $10,245,480.

Zion Williamson signed with the New Orleans Pelicans (Image Source)

During the suspension of the 2019-2020 NBA Season due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus, and the lack of payment of salaries of the staff of Smoothie King Center, Zion Williamson promised to pay the workers of the New Orleans arena for a month. He and a few other basketball players actually joined hands in order to help the arena’s employees. this just shows that the NBA star earns quite enough to be benevolent and even help with charitable works.

The 24 year-old landed himself on Forbes list of ‘World’s Highest-Paid Athletes’ for 2020, making his debut on the list and joining former Blue Devils player, Irving Kyrie who has made five successful appearances on the list.

Earning $27.3 million based on a $7.3 million salary, he is considered the most marketable rookie since LeBron James. He has a four-year rookie contract which amounts to $44 million.

Zion Williamson’s Endorsement

Zion Williamson signed a five-year deal worth $75 million with the Jordan Brand on the 23rd of July 2019 making this deal the second-largest ‘rookie shoe’ deal right after Lebron James’ $90 million of 2003.

With his Jordan Brand endorsement deal which should fetch him at least $13 million in a year, and which is for a period of 7 years, Zion has a total of $20 million in endorsements. He has a deal with Gatorade as he is the fourth current player to endorse the sports drink and has his name in the energy drink game. Gatorade aims to help Zion on the court as much as through his bank account.

More endorsement deals for Zion include one signed with Mountain Dew, Fanatics for a collectibles deal, and also an agreement with Panini for an exclusive trading card contract. He also has endorsement deals with NBA 2k Sports as their cover athlete. He has a brand new car from Mercedes too.

Complete profile of Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson
Full NameZion Lateef Williamson
Date of Birth6 July 2000
Age24 years
Zodiac SignCancer
Birth placeSalisbury, North Carolina, United States
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityAfrican-American
EducationSpartanburg Day School
ProfessionProfessional Basketball Player
FatherLateef Williamson
MotherSharonda Sampson
SiblingsNoah Anderson
Marital StatusSingle
Spouse/PartnerNA
GirlfriendTiana White
KidsNA
Estimated Net Worth:$8 million
Source of net worthBasketball career and Endorsement deals
HeightFeet- 6ft 6inches
Meters- 1.98m
Centimeters- 198cm
Weight144 kg
Eye colorBlack
Hair colorBlack
Social mediaInstagram
Twitter
Facebook
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