Destiny Usman Garuba Alari a.k.a. Usman Garuba is a Spanish professional basketball power forward for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is an academic product of Real Madrid, playing in every youth system as well as the reserve team. At the national level, he has represented Spain in the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship and the 2019 FIBA U18 European Championship.
Madrid, Spain native, Usman Garuba was born on 9th March 2002, under the star sign Pisces. His parents: Mustapha and Betty are Nigerian who initially moved to Brussels to escape conflict in their hometown, Benin City. Later, they settled in Madrid without work permits. His father works for the manufacturing company Bimbo in Guadalajara, while and his mother, works for the Azuqueca employment program. Further, he has two younger siblings Sediq and Uki.
Turned professional in 2017, Usman Garuba has earned a decent sum at Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The average salary of Euro League is $65,000 – $100,000 and Liga ACB is $130,000 and that figure goes upto $5 million per annum.
Though there are no exact details on how much Usman makes per annum from Madrid, looking at the salary report of the league, he is assumed to make no less than the six-digit figure. As of 2021, his net worth is approximately $0.5 million.
As per reports, Usman is one of the top international prospects in the 2021 NBA Draft. He is projected in the mid-first round, such as the 15-20 range. The average salary of an NBA player is $7 million per annum.
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Since coming to the limelight, the public is concerned about Usman Garuba's love life. However, the basketball player has managed his private life as secret as possible. There is no information in the media about his past or present relationship in the media.
Seems like the hunk prefers his love life behind the camera. He is possibly single.
In 2017, Usman Garuba joined Read Madrid and was sent to the Real Madrid B team. In the 2017-18 season, he played in 11 games, averaging 11.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game for the reserve team. The following season, he continued to play for the reserve team, averaging 14.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks per game in 22 Liga EBA matches.
On 28 October 2018, Garuba debuted for Real Madrid in the Liga ACB, the first-tier league in Spain, against Miraflores, becoming the youngest center in ACB history (16 years and seven months of age).
In the 2019–20 seasons, he became a full-time member of Real Madrid's senior team. With the team, he has won 2× ACB All-Young Players Team (2020, 2021), ACB Best Young Player (2021), and EuroLeague Rising Star (2021).
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