Playing as a Power forward, he reportedly earns around $77,250 as his yearly salary from Miami Heats. Further, Maten has an estimated net worth of over $100,000.
Yante Maten was born on August 14, 1996, in Pontiac, Michigan to parents Bryant Maten and Toiya Paige. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to Black ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Leo. Yante spent his childhood along with his brother Laiq Maten and sister Nia Iwusha.
Maten attended Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan where he played for his high school basketball team. After three years at Lahser High School until its closure in 2013 and then, in the 2013–14 season at its successor, Bloomfield Hills High School, Maten surprised recruiting experts by selecting Georgia over the Michigan State and Indiana.
College statistics:
Year | Team | Games played | Games started | Minutes per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Blocks per game | Points per game |
2014-15 | Georgia | 32 | 2 | 18.2 | 4.3 | .3 | .3 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
2015-16 | Georgia | 34 | 34 | 30.0 | 8.0 | .8 | .3 | 1.8 | 16.5 |
2016-17 | Georgia | 29 | 28 | 29.0 | 6.8 | 1.5 | .7 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
2017-18 | Georgia | 33 | 33 | 34.3 | 8.6 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
Career | 128 | 97 | 27.9 | 6.9 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.6 | 14.7 |
After an average of 18.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per match, he was named All-SEC by the coaches of the leagues and Associated Press by the second team. Moreover, Yante received many awards during his college career. Yante was named SEC Co-Player of the Year (with Texas A&M advancing Robert Williams and Missouri Freshman Michael Porter Jr.) in the start of the 2017-18 season.
As of 2018, Maten has an estimated net worth of over $100,000.He reportedly signed a two-way contract with Miami Heats and Sioux Falls Skyforce. Further, the NBA player has an average salary of $77,250 annually.
Yante Maten so far has made earnings of $200,000 from his entire NBA career.
Kept aside Maten financial earnings, his personal assets includes home and car. Moreover, Maten is the 191st best-paid forward of 2018 and also the 17th best-paid player of Miami Heats. Chris Bosh, Hassan Whiteside, and Tyler Johnson are the most expensive players of Miami Heats
Further, the NBA Player Yante Khaaliq Daiyann Maten earns a good amount of money from various sponsorships.
After being unselected in the 2018 NBA draft, on 29 July 2018 he signed a two-way contract with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the terms of the agreement, he will divide time between the Heat and its Sioux Falls Skyforce affiliate, the NBA G League.
Career Highlights and Awards:
YEAR | AWARDS |
2016 | Second-team All-SEC |
2017 | First-team All-SEC |
2018 | SEC Player of the Year/ First-team All-SEC |
Some of the teammates of Yante from Miami Heats are Goran Dragic, James Johnson, Josh Richardson, and Bam Adebayo.
No detail information has ever have found regarding Maten's relationship and affair. In addition, he seems to concentrate on building a career and keeps his romantic relationship hidden from the public. Yante was always supported by his family for his career upliftment.
The Famous NBA star Yante is 6 feet 8 inches tall in height and weighs around 109 kg. Yante Khaaliq Daiyann Maten is not only a world-class athlete but also a very attractive individual
Other than being a famous NBA Power forward, Maten is pretty famous in social media with a huge number of followers and thousands of likes in all of his posts.
Yante plays video games in his leisure time and loves to go hiking and camping.