Basketball
Luol Deng, the 2-time NBA All-Star currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers as a power forward. 33-year-old Deng is playing professionally since 2004 and with his successful profile, he is blessed with lucrative contracts and salary.
The Jersey number 9 freak of the Lakers, Deng is estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $60 million currently. So how much salary does the Sudanese-born Brtish professional basketballer earn? Scroll down as we provide all the information about Luol Deng's contracts, salary, and earnings along with his net worth.
Luol Deng, in his professional career of 14 years, has played for 4 clubs so far which includes: Chicago Bulls (2004-2014), Cleveland Cavaliers (2014), Miami Heat (2014-2016) and currently for the Los Angeles Lakers. As Deng has not given any details about his endorsements, probably, his professional career earning is the major factor in his net worth growth.
From his jaw-dropping contracts and salary, Luol Deng is estimated to be enjoying the net worth of $60 million as of 2018.
Luol Deng's 4-year contract worth $72 million with the Los Angeles Lakes signed on July 7, 2016, is projected to earn him the average annual salary of $18 million till the 2020 season.
Deng who earned the annual salary of $17.19 million in the 2017 season, is reported to earn the salary of $18 million in the 2018 season while carrying the cap hit and dead cap value of $18 million and $36.81 million respectively.
Making things official! Welcome to the purple and gold, @LuolDeng9!! pic.twitter.com/VscOtf9CP9
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) July 8, 2016
Well, Deng is the highest paid Lakers' player leading above Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram who earns $7.46 and $5.75 million respectively.
Also, we do have the information on Deng's previous contracts and salary too. Let's know.
Luol Deng initially played for the Duke University in his college career from 2003-2004 where he recorded an average of 30.1 minutes and scored 15.1 points per game with 37 appearances. Then after being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 2004 NBA Draft, Deng signed a 3-year deal worth $$7.33 million with the Bulls on July 16, 2004.
Deng, earning the average annual salary of $2.4 million was exercised $3.32 million option bonus on October 24, 2006, for the 2007-2008 season. The deal then followed Deng's 6-year contract with the Bulls, worth $71 million on July 1, 2008.
After playing for the Bulls till 2013, on January 6, 2014, Luol Deng was traded to Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 season in exchange for Andrew Bynum with the deal of 2014 1st round pick, 2015 2nd round pick and 2016 2nd round pick.
However, on July 15, 2014, he made his move to Maimi Heat and signed a 2-year deal worth $19.87 million which was followed by his $10.15 million option bonus for the 2015-2016 season signed on June 29, 2015.
Pat Riley: “Signing Luol Deng is one of the most important free agent signings that we have ever had in the history of the franchise."
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) July 15, 2014
After his season was over with Miami Heat, Luol Deng signed with Los Angeles Lakers in 2016, where he currently plays with his 4-year contract due till 2020.
Let's take a look at Luol Deng's salary sheet.
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2004 | Chicago Bulls | $2,273,400 |
| 2005 | Chicago Bulls | $2,443,920 |
| 2006 | Chicago Bulls | $2,614,440 |
| 2007 | Chicago Bulls | $3,320,339 |
| 2008 | Chicago Bulls | $9,385,000 |
| 2009 | Chicago Bulls | $10,370,425 |
| 2010 | Chicago Bulls | $11,345,000 |
| 2011 | Chicago Bulls | $9,920,122 |
| 2012 | Chicago Bulls | $13,305,000 |
| 2013 | Chicago Bulls | $14,275,000 |
| 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers/ Maimi Heat | $9,714,461 |
| 2015 | Maimi Heat | $10,151,612 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Lakers | $18 million |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Lakers | $17,190,000 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Lakers | $18 million |
Reportedly, Luol Deng's total career earning is reported to be $134,308,719 with his 14 NBA seasons.
And his career stats averages 34.7 minutes played, 15.0 Points scored, 45.5 Field goals, 33.2 Three-pointers, 6.1 Rebounds, 2.3 Assists and 1.0 Steals. Let's take a look at top 10 dunks of Deng.
We wish him best for further.
Well, it seems Luol Deng has invested his huge earnings in property empire extension. As reported, Luol Deng currently lives in his house in Brentwood, LA, California which he bought in July 2016 for $6.15 million.
The 3-story house features an open floor plan with folding glass doors, 7 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and exclusive 6,518 square feet of living space which is topped by a nearly 1,000-square-foot roof deck.
Have a look.
CAPTION: Luol Deng's new house in Brentwood, LA SOURCE: Yolanda's little black book Besides this, he also owns a house in Miami. The house built in 1928, occupies nearly three-quarters of an acre north of downtown Miami with a Mediterranean-style main residence featured with a 2-story guest house, a dining room, a formal living room, five bedrooms and 4.5 baths in 3,375 square feet of living space.
He bought the house for $4.6 million in September 2014. Well, we do also have information of his former house in Chicago, Illinois, which he sold for $1.75 million, nearly half of the listed price which was $2.5 million.
CAPTION: Luol Deng's former house in Chicago SOURCE: Realtor Furthermore, Deng is reported to own a house in Florida which is estimated to be worth $2 million.
And talking about his car collection, Luol Deng has not disclosed the details except that he owns a Wrangler worth $55,000.
But probably, it's not a full stop to Deng's property empire extension, let's see what the future has to offer.
Stay tuned!
