Recently, it has been estimated that Shannon Brown owns a net worth of over 8 million dollars and is one of the millionaires who plays in NBA league. Currently, Shannon plays in the position of guard in New York Knicks basketball team. It is the fourth team in his NBA career. Shannon has accumulated his net worth while playing for Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers teams in the NBA league. Shannon Brown was born on November 29, 1985 in Maywood, Illinois, U.S. He got interested in Basketball since his early childhood. Shannon successfully played basketball in high school and was titled Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2003. From 2003 till 2006 he played for college team Michigan State Spartans.
Shannon Brown Net Worth $8 Million
Due to his good results he was listed in an All-Big Ten as a junior and All-Big Ten Defensive. In 2006 Shannon Brown has opened his professional net worth account as he signed the contract with Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a very promising start as Shannon managed to show his abilities playing in more than twenty games. Unfortunately, he was stopped by an injured shinbone. As a member of Cleveland Cavaliers he attended The National Basketball Association All-Star Weekend in 2007-08 and managed to score the average 7 points in a game, playing 15 games on the whole. In 2008, it was reported that Shannon Brown has been traded to Chicago Bulls. After a few months, Brown has signed the contract with Charlotte Bobcats according to which he supposed to get a minimum of 800 thousand dollar salary per year which has increased Brown’s net worth. Playing the season for the mentioned above team Shannon managed to score only 4.8 point per game.
In 2009, it was reported that Shannon has been traded to Los Angeles Lakers team. The contract with the team has been signed under which the team had to pay the salary of 4.2 million dollars for two years, which again has significantly increased Shannon’s net worth and wealth. As the board of Los Angeles Lakers team was satisfied with Brown’s playing in 2010 they signed the two year contract under which Lakers had to pay the salary of 4.6 million dollars. However, in 2011 Shannon decided not to continue his career in Lakers and signed the contract with Phoenix Suns for a year. As he showed his abilities to play and score more than 20 points a game, in 2012 they signed a contract which guaranteed 7 million dollars for two years this way adding a decent amount to Shannon Brown’s net worth. In 2013, it was reported that the basketball player has been traded to San Antonio Spurs. After two contracts for 10 days Shannon left the team and signed a contract with New York Knicks. It is expected that Brown’s net worth will be rising in the future. Shannon Brown is married to R&B singer Monica. The couple had two wedding ceremonies one in 2010, another in 2011. Together they have two children, a daughter and a son.
