Larry Sanders was born on the 21st November 1988, in Fort Pierce, Florida USA. He is a former professional basketball player, who is best known for playing power forward and center for the Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA); he previously played for the team Virginia Commonwealth University Rams as well. His NBA career began in 2010, but he is currently suspended.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Larry Sanders? It is estimated that Larry’s net worth is over $12 million, with the main source of this amount of money being his career as a professional NBA player. Additional to this, he has appeared in various advertisements and this has also added to his net worth. Currently, Sanders is a retiree.
Larry Sanders Net Worth $12 Million
Larry Sanders grew up in his hometown with two older sisters, and where he attended a private elementary school. Afterwards, he continued his education at Port St. Lucie High School, for which he started playing basketball. Right at the beginning he was spotted by his coach Kareem Rodriguez, who immediately knew that Sanders would become a professional player one day. Thanks to him the high school team participated at the District 13-5A Championship, and he was named to first team all-state. He then continued his basketball career at the Commonwealth University of Virginia. During his studies, Sanders was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Freshman Team, however, he left VCU after his first year, and entered the 2010 NBA Draft.
His professional career began when he signed a rookie contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, as the team selected him from the 15th position overall. However, his career didn`t start as he hoped for, since he was sent to the NBA D-League for a few games, but after a week, the Bucks returned him into the rooster, and he soon began to show how dominant he could be on the basketball court. Larry recorded his first triple double in his rookie season, with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks. He finished his season as the second blocker of the league, behind Serge Ibaka. In 2013, Sanders signed a contract with Bucks in worth of $44 million, which increased his net worth to a large degree.
However, in December same year, Larry suffered a ligament tear in his right thumb, and missed 25 games. He returned to practice and on the court, but a fractured orbital bone happened in March 2014, which kept him sidelined throughout the rest of the season.
Since then, his career took a spiral way down, as he later twice tested positive for marijuana use, and was eventually suspended for ten games, starting January 16th 2015. After such events, the Bucks decided to buy out Larry`s contract, and a few days after, Larry posted a video of himself, stating that he had entered a program at Rogers Memorial Hospital for depression, anxiety and mood disorders, and would return to basketball only if fully fit and able.
Regarding Larry Sanders personal life, he is married to Brittany, with whom he has a son and a daughter. In his free time, Larry enjoys art, music, and he also designs skateboard decks. Larry for himself says that he is an artist, musician and writer.
