Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III was born on the 1st March 1973 in Detroit, Michigan USA. He is best known to the world as Chris Webber, a former American basketball player, who left a permanent trace in the NBA by playing for several teams, including Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76-ers and Golden State Warriors, after which he retired from professional basketball in 2008 following a 15 year career in the NBA.
Have you ever wondered how rich Chris Webber is? According to sources, it is estimated that Chris Webber`s total net worth is $80 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a basketball player.
Chris Webber Net Worth $80 Million
Chris was brought up in Detroit, Michigan; his father was working in the General Motors Detroit department, often doing double shifts in order to support Chris` education. Chris attended the Detroit Country Day High, where he began to show his basketball talents. He led his high school team to three state championship titles, averaging 28 points and 13 boards per game. This huge success had brought much wanted attention for Chris, and in no time, he received numerous offers from colleges throughout the entire USA, however, he had chosen to stay close to his family, and selected the University of Michigan.
In University he continued in the same fashion, dominating in every aspect of the basketball; he was awarded numerous accolades, including the All-American first team, however, as he was involved in the University of Michigan basketball scandal, those awards have been vacated.
Nevertheless, Webber`s professional career began in 1993, when he was selected by the Orlando Magic, as the first overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. However, Webber never put on the Orlando Magic jersey, since he was soon traded to Golden State for Penny Hardaway and draft picks.
In his first NBA season, playing for the Golden State Warriors, Chris averaged 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, which was enough to win him the Rookie Of The Year Award. Despite this success, Chris was traded to the Washington Wizards following disagreements with the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Don Nelson.
With the Wizards he earned his first All-Star appearance in the season 1997, and led his new team to the play-offs, but they lost to the Chicago Bulls, who were led by Michael Jordan, in three games.
In 1998, Webber was sent to the Sacramento Kings, traded for Otis Thorpe and Mitch Richmond. Webber`s years in Sacramento became the hallmark of his career, alongside Peja Stojakovic, Vlade Divac and Jason Williams, as the Kings became the regular title contenders.
In 2001, Webber signed a seven year contract worth of $127 million, increasing his overall wealth to a large degree. After a few years of losses in finals and play-offs, Sacramento decided to trade Webber to Philadelphia 76ers in 2005. While playing in Philly, Webber struggled with injuries, and spent only two years there.
Before his retirement he played for the Detroit Pistons, and made a return to Golden State as he signed a contract until the rest of the season on the 29th January 2008 worth $1.2 million, adding to his net worth.
After retirement, Webber found a way to stay in basketball, as he works as an analyst on the NBA TV`s Gametime Live, which also benefits his net worth.
Overall, although he didn`t win a champion ring, Chris Webber is still regarded as one of the best players in NBA history; having scored more than 17,000 points and secured more than 7000 rebounds in more than 900 games. Furthermore, he also holds several awards, including the 1999 NBA Rebounding Champion and he also appeared in five All Star Games; his #4 Jersey was retired by the Sacramento Kings.
Webber is also recognized for his philanthropic activities; he is a founder of The Timeout Foundation and C-Webb`s Crew. Regarding his personal life, Chris Webber has been married to Erika Dates since 2009.
