What is Mookie Blaylock's Net Worth?
Mookie Blaylock, a retired American professional basketball player, has a net worth of $10 million. His fortune was amassed over a 13-year NBA career with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and Golden State Warriors.
Early Life
Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock was born on March 20, 1967, in Garland, Texas. He played basketball at Midland College and the University of Oklahoma, where he excelled as a point guard and defensive stopper, leading the Sooners to the NCAA title game in 1988.
Career
Selected 12th overall in the 1989 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, Mookie Blaylock quickly made his presence felt. After three years with the Nets, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where he truly shone under coach Lenny Wilkens. As a Hawk, he became the franchise leader in career three-point field goals and steals. He led the NBA in steals in consecutive seasons (1996-97, 1997-98), joining elite players like Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson, and Chris Paul. In the 1996-97 season, he led the league in three-point attempts and was second in three-pointers made.
Blaylock's career stats boast 11,962 points (13.5 ppg), 5,972 assists (6.7 apg), and 2,075 steals (2.3 spg).
Accolades & Awards
Mookie Blaylock was an NBA All-Star in 1994 and made the NBA All-Defensive First Team twice in 1994 and 1995. He was on the NBA All-Defensive Second Team four times (1996-1999) and was the NBA steals leader in 1997 and 1998.
He was also a consensus second-team All-American in 1989, and his No. 10 jersey was honored by the Oklahoma Sooners.
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Salaries & Earnings
Mookie Blaylock earned substantial salaries during his NBA career, notably $3.6 million in his final year with the Atlanta Hawks (1998-99), and $4.8 million and $5.4 million with the Golden State Warriors in his last two years. Altogether, he earned nearly $32 million in salary alone.
Personal Life
Mookie Blaylock has three sons who all graduated from Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. The twins, Daron and Zack, played football for the University of Kentucky, while Dominick played for the University of Georgia.
Interestingly, Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, and the founding members of Pearl Jam were fans of Mookie Blaylock. The band was initially named "Mookie Blaylock" before changing it and naming their debut album "Ten" after his jersey number.
Car Crash
On May 31, 2013, Mookie Blaylock was involved in a serious head-on collision that left him on life support. The crash caused the death of Monica Murphy, a mother of five. Blaylock was charged with vehicular homicide, driving on a suspended license, and failure to stay in his lane. He had a history of seizures and was under orders not to drive; alcohol withdrawal was later identified as a contributing factor. In October 2014, Blaylock pleaded guilty and received a sentence of three years in prison, a fourth year suspended, followed by eight years of probation as part of a plea deal.
