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Milos Raonic Net Worth
Milos Raonic's Net Worth as of 2024
$12 Million
Milos Raonic was born on 27th December 1990, in Titograd, (then) SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, and is a Canadian professional tennis player, who is currently in the 3rd position on the ATP Tour rankings, having eight ATP titles to his name. Raonic has the record of 259–120 in singles, having reached the Wimbledon finals in 2016 and the semi-finals at the Australian Open the same year. His career started in 2008.
Have you ever wondered how rich Milos Raonic is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Raonic’s net worth is as high as $12 million, an amount earned through his successful pro tennis career. In addition to earning over $14 million in prize money, Raonic also has sponsorship deals with New Balance, Lacoste, Rolex, and Aviva, among others, which have also improved his wealth.
Milos Raonic Net Worth $12 Million
Milos Raonic is the son of Dušan, a PhD. in electrical engineering, and Vesna, who has degrees in mechanical and computer engineering. His family moved to Canada in 1994 and settled in Brampton, Ontario, where Milos grew up with his sister Jelena, and brother Momir. Raonic started playing tennis at the age of six, and he played his first match under the ITF in 2003. He spent the next five years as an amateur with the record of 53 wins and 30 losses in single, and 56-24 in doubles.
Although accepting a scholarship from the University of Virginia, Milos decided to pursue his professional tennis career instead, so in 2008 he started playing on the ATP Tour. Between 2008 and 2010, Milos usually played at ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tournaments, winning his first ITF title in Montreal in 2009, followed by three more ITF titles in singles and five in doubles in the next two years, while in February 2011 he reached his first ATP finals and won in straight sets over the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in San Jose, California, increasing his net worth to a large degree.
Only a week later, Milos played in another final, but this time he lost to Andy Roddick at the US National Indoor Championships in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2012, the Canadian reached four more ATP finals; winning two of them – Chennai Open against Janko Tipsarevic, and then he defended his title at Pacific Coast Championships with a victory over Denis Istomin, adding a considerable amount to his net worth. In February 2013, Raonic won his third straight title at the Pacific Coast Championships, this time beating Tommy Haas, while the following September, Milos was victorious at Thailand Open, defeating Tomas Berdych in the final.
Raonic’s first 500 Series win came in August 2014 at the Washington Open, when he beat compatriot Vasek Pospisil. He waited for more than a year until his next title, which came at St. Petersburg Open against the Portuguese Joao Sousa. Raonic’s latest title was in January 2016, when he defeated Roger Federer in straight sets at the Brisbane International, while he reached three more finals that year, including the Masters at Indian Wells and at Wimbledon, losing to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, respectively.
Because of his height of 1.96m, Raonic is best known for his strong service, and has been compared to John Isner and Ivo Karlovic, who are among the best servers in the game in the last decade. He has changed many coaches in his career; some of them were Ivan Ljubičić, Carlos Moyá, and most recently, John McEnroe, and in the new 2017 season, Milos has started to work with Richard Krajicek.
Regarding his personal life, Milos Raonic has been dating the Canadian fashion model Danielle Knudson since 2014; his current base is in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Milos is a big fan of FC Barcelona, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Raptors. In 2012, he launched the Milos Raonic Foundation, which supports children from a disadvantaged background.
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Dahntay Jones Net Worth, Salary, Earnings, Career, Stats, Wife, Duke, Cavs
Born Dahntay Lavall Jones on the 27th December 1980 in Trenton, New Jersey USA, he is a professional basketball player, who spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for several teams, earning himself journeyman status. He last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, with which he won the NBA Championship in the 2015-2016 season.
Have you ever wondered how rich Dahntay Jones is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Jones’ net worth is as high as $10 million, an amount earned through his long and successful career, active since 2003.
Dahntay Jones Net Worth $10 Million
Growing up in Hamilton Square, Dahntay started playing basketball at an early age, and once it was time for high school, he attended Steinert High School for which he played basketball, and in his senior year had an average of 24 points nine rebounds per game, which earned him a McDonald’s All-America honorable mention.
Following his matriculation, Dahntay enrolled at Rutgers and continued his basketball career by playing for the Scarlet Kings. In his rookie season, Dahntay was chosen for the Big East All-Rookie team, then after completing another season successfully, he transferred to Duke University, to play for the Blue Devils. As a junior, Dahntay played in 35 games and averaged 11.2 points with 4.2 rebounds per game, which earned him ACC All-Defensive Team selection, then in his senior year his numbers improved dramatically as he had 17.7 points per game, along with 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per, meeting the requirements for First-team All-ACC.
After successfully completing his studies, Dahntay declared for the 2003 NBA Draft and was chosen by the Boston Celtics as the 20th overall pick, however, his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks, while the Celtics also sent rights to Troy Bell. He spent four seasons in Memphis, however, his game numbers weren’t anywhere near what was expected, and once his contract expired he was free to seek another club. He signed with the Celtics, but in less than a month, Dahntay was waived by one of the most successful franchises, so then joined the Sacramento Kings, but after only 25 games was again released. His next stop was the NBA D-League team Fort Wayne Mad Ants, which kick-started his career as he recorded some of his best performances playing for the club, including 18 points in 31 minutes in his debut.
Thanks to his successful plays in the NBA D-League, Jones was picked up by the Denver Nuggets, with which he reached the Conference Finals in 2009, but lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the series. However, his stay in the southern Rocky Mountains didn’t last long as he signed a four-year contract with the Indiana Pacers, which certainly increased his net worth, and where he remained for the next three years, before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks with Darren Collison for Ian Mahinmi. Unfortunately, he couldn’t break into the Mavericks’ first team, and was sent to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Anthony Morrow. In the next few years, Dahntay changed teams several times, including to the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets, before joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in April 2016. He played in only one game in the regular season during the 2015-2016 season but helped his team win the NBA Championship by playing in 15 games in the play-offs. He appeared in one more game for the Cleveland in the following season, before being waived and re-sined twice, and helped the team in the finals series, when they lost to the Golden State Warriors, and he is currently without engagement.
When it comes to his personal life, Dahntay has been married to Valeisha Butterfield since 2011; the couple has one child together. His wife is the daughter of North Carolina Congressman G. K. Butterfield.
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Boris Diaw Net Worth, Salary, Stats, Suns, Wife, Profile, Basketball, Age
Born Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod on the 16th April 1982, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d’Oise, France, he is a professional basketball player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for such teams as the Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz, before returning to French basketball and joining Levallois Metropolitans.
Have you ever wondered how rich Boris Diaw is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Diaw’s net worth is as high as $23 million, an amount earned through his successful career, active since the early 2000s.
Boris Diaw Net Worth $23 Million
Of Senegalese descent, from an early age Boris was influenced towards basketball, as his mother, Élisabeth Riffiod, was one of the best French basketball centers in her prime, and so Boris look up to her. In 2001 he joined Pau-Orthez for which he played the next three seasons, winning French League Rising Star honors in 2002, and French League Player’s MVP in 2003.
After that, he declared for the 2003 NBA Draft, and was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks as the 21st overall pick, signing his rookie contract with the Hawks on the 10th July 2003. Coming to the NBA as an experienced player didn’t help him much, as he only averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in the two seasons he spent in Atlanta. Before the start of 2005-2006 season, Boris was sent to the Phoenix Suns alongside two first round picks, for Joe Johnson. Soon upon arrival, Boris became a star of the Suns team, as he was used as an all-around player, covering all positions from point guard to center. His ability to score, assist and defend earned him the nickname 3D, and his playing motto became drive, dish, defend. In his first season with the new team, Boris averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 blocks per game, which earned him the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. He kept up the good form for the next couple of years, until the Suns traded him to the Charlotte Bobcats in the middle of the 2008-2009 season. In 59 games for the Bobcats in the remaining part of the season, Boris posted his career-high in points per game with 15.1, while he also had 5.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. In 2011 the National Baseball Association faced a lockout and the league was shortened to 66 games, and before the 2011-2012 NBA start in December, Diaw played for JSA Bordeaux in LNB Prob B league. Once the season opened, Boris rejoined the Bobcats but in March 2012, he was waived by the club.
It wasn’t long that Bors was without engagement, as he was picked up by the San Antonio Spurs, though he only received a contract until the end of the season, however, he signed a new contract with the Spurs worth $9.2 million over two years, which significantly increased his net worth. Boris was the part of the team that won the 2013-2014 NBA Championship, defeating the Miami Heat 4-1 in the final series, and the following season Boris signed another contract with the Spurs, worth $22 million over three years, further increasing his net worth. In the next two years, Diaw’s form began to decline, until he was traded to the Utah Jazz before the start of 2016-2017 season. He played for the Jazz in 73 games and averaged 4.6 points per game, his career lowest. As a result, Boris was waived on the 13th July 2017.
Feeling that he could still play basketball at a high level, he joined the French team Levallois Metropolitans for the 2017-2018 season.
Aside from a successful club career, Boris has also played for his country; with France being one of the best European national teams in the past 20 years, Boris represented his country from 2003 until 2017 in FIBA World Championships, Olympics, and FIBA EuroBasket Championships, and so far has played in 1064 games. He has a gold medal from the 2013 EuroBasket held in Slovenia, and two bronze medals from EuroBasket, in 2005 and 2015, and a bronze medal from the 2014 World Cup.
When it comes to his personal life, Boris tends to keep hidden his most intimate details from the public eyes, therefore, no reliable information is made available about this basketball star.
He is a recognized philanthropist; back in 2015, he started the non-profit foundation, Babac’Ards, which focuses on providing sports activities to children and youths of Senegalese ancestry.
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