Athletes
David Blatt Net Worth
David Blattel's Net Worth as of 2024
$9 million
David Michael Blatt is a professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player born on 22nd of May 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts USA. He is currently the head coach of Darussafaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League and Euroleague.
Have you ever wondered how rich David Blatt is? According to sources, it has been estimated that David Blatt’s overall net worth is $9 million, acquired initially by professionally playing at various basketball teams in the US and Israel, and later by building a successful coaching career. Since he is still an acknowledged basketball coach, his net worth continues to increase.
David Blatt Net Worth $9 million
David was raised Jewish and attended a Hebrew school twice a week until his bar mitzvah. As a teenager he attended Framingham South High School where he played basketball, and later, during his studies at Princeton University, he played as a point guard with the Princeton Tigers, and was also the team captain. He was soon recruited to play in Israel in his second year, then Blatt also played in the Maccabiah Games for the US national team that won a gold medal in 1981. Upon graduating with a BA in English literature the same year, David moved permanently to Israel, and continued playing in Israel’s Super League for the next nine years – for Maccabi, Hapoel and Ironi – until an injury led to his retirement as a player, and led him into his full-time coaching career. His net worth was already well established.
David first became assistant manager for Hapoei Galil Elyon, but became the head coach by the middle of the season. During the next, 1994-95 season, Blatt became Pini Gershon’s assistant, and won the Israeli “Coach of the Year” title in 1996. In the following years, apart from continuing to coach Hapoel Galil Eylon, David became assistant coach of the Israeli National Team, and also coached the Russian National Basketball Team for six years from 2006, winning the EuroBasket 2007.
Blatt moved to Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 1999-2000 season during which his team won Israeli League and Israeli Cup and finished second in the Euroleague. In the following years, David recruited some foreign players to the team, and Maccabi won one Euroleague title, won the SuproLeague in Paris and reached the finals of the Adriatic League. In 2002 he won the Israeli “Coach of the Year” title again, and was named Maccabi’s head coach. Two years later, Blatt signed a contract as head coach with Dynamo Saint Petersburg in Russia, and won the FIBA EuroCup with the team later that year, earning the “Coach of the Year in Russia” title for the 2004-05 season. His net worth was growing steadily.
During the following seasons, David was appointed head coach of the Israeli National basketball team, Benetton Treviso in Italy, the Russian national basketball team, Efes Pilsen of the Turkish Basketball League, and Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek League before moving to Maccabi Tel Aviv once again. Leading the Russian national team to a bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics was one of his bigger career achievements.
In 2014, after his contract ended, Blatt left Maccabi Tel Aviv in order to seek an NBA position, being hired as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers in June the same year, a team which he later led to the NBA finals. Upon his signing with the Cavaliers, he was named Euroleague Coach of the Year. In April the following year, David earned his first Eastern Conference Coach of the Month award.
When it comes to his latest ongoings, Blatt was named the head coach of Turkish club Darussafaka in the Euroleague in June 2016.
In his personal life, David has been married to Kinneret Blatt since 1991, and the couple have four children.
Athletes
Kerry Kittles Net Worth
Kerry Kittles was born on the 12th June 1974, in Dayton, Ohio USA, and is probably best recognized for being a former professional basketball player, who played in the position of shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers. His playing career was active from 1996 to 2005. He is currently known for being an assistant coach at Princeton University.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Kerry Kittles is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Kerry’s net worth is over $20 million, accumulated largely through his successful career in the sports industry.
Kerry Kittles Net Worth $20 Million
Kerry Kittles spent his childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he went to St. Augustine High School and where he began playing basketball. Upon matriculation in 1992, he enrolled at Villanova University, where he continued to play basketball for the college team. There he excelled, and as a junior was named Second Team, after which in his senior year he was named First Team All-America by the AP. He still holds 15 University all-time career records for most points scored (2,243) and for most steals (277). Thanks to his talents, he was also named twice to the First-team All-Big East in 1995 and 1996, as well as being the winner of Robert V. Geasey Trophy twice, in the same years. In 1995, Kerry was also selected as the Big East Player of the Year. While in college, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; he graduated in 1996.
In no time, Kerry’s professional playing career began, when he was selected in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft as the 8th overall pick by the New Jersey Nets, so he signed a rookie contract, which marked the beginning of his net worth. In December of the same year, he was named NBA co-Rookie of the Month, and as a rookie, he appeared in all 82 games, averaging 16.4 points per game, which led him to be named to the 1996–97 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In the following season, he had nine points and four assists in the Schick Rookie Game at the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend, and he set a career record in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks, having 40 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. In 2002, Kerry made his 5000th point in his career in the game against Atlanta, but then injured his knee, and went into rehabilitation, subsequently after his seventh season with the Nets he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers,
For the 2004-2005 season Kerry began as a member of the Clippers, which increased a lot his net worth. However, after the season, he left the team and retired. He finished his professional career with 7,165 points, 1,295 assists, and 811 steals in total.
Afterwards, Kerry continued his education at Villanova University’s School of Business, from which he earned his MBA degree. Furthermore, he returned to the sports industry in 2016, when he became an assistant coach at Princeton University for the Princeton Tigers team. Parallel with that, he also works as a part time scout with the Nets. Beside that, he co-founded IQ Sports, Solutions. All of these jobs added a considerable amount to her net worth.
Speaking about his personal life, Kerry Kittles has been married to Adria Daniels since 2002; the couple has two daughters together and their current residence is in New Jersey.
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Conor McGregor Net Worth
Born Conor Anthon McGregor on the 14th July 1988 in Dublin, Ireland, he is a mixed martial artist (MMA)and a professional boxer, and so far has won a number of recognitions, including the Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) at lightweight in 2016, and the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship back in 2012, among many other accomplishments.
Have you ever wondered how rich Conor McGregor is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Conor McGregor’s net worth is as high as $108 million, an amount earned through his successful career, active since 2008.
Conor McGregor Net Worth $108 Million
The son of Tony McGregor and his wife, Margaret, he spent his childhood in Crumlin, Dublin with his two sisters, and attended Gaelscoil and Gaelcholáiste at primary and high school levels in Coláiste de hÍde in Tallaght. During these years, Conor developed an interest in sports, and played association football (soccer), then when he was 12 he took-up boxing training at Crumlin Boxing Club.
It was in 2006 that Conor and his family moved from Crumlin to Lucan, Dublin, where he started a plumbing apprenticeship. However, his life changed once he became acquaintanced with Tom Egan, a future UFC fighter. The two started mixed martial arts training together, and it was in 2007 that Conor made his amateur debut, defeating Kieran Campbell at the Irish Ring of Truth promotion in Dublin. Thanks to this success, Conor was signed to Irish Cage of Truth, and in 2008 made his professional debut against Gary Morris in the lightweight division. He then won against Mo Taylor, and switched to the featherweight division, but suffered his first professional loss against Artemij Sitenkov, then bounced back with a victory over Stephen Bailey, and contracted John Kavanagh as his coach.
In the next several years, Conor dominated the promotion in both lightweight and featherweight divisions, winning the Cage Warriors Featherweight Championship against Dave Hill in June 2012, and then in December the same year defeated Ivan Buchinger for the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship, adding a considerable amount to his net worth.
Following his success in Ireland, Conor was signed by the UFC promotion, and since then has become one of the most prominent mixed martial artists signed to the UFC, as he now ranks 3rd on UFC’s pound for pound rankings, behind Demetrious Johnson and Georges St-Pierre.
He made his UFC debut at UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi fighting against Marcus Brimage on the 6th April 2013. He defeated Brimage in the first round and received Knockout of the Night honors, which only contributed to his net worth. Conor then fought against Max Holloway, and after being named the winner, Conor had an MRI scan which revealed that he was suffering from a torn anterior crucial ligament, which consequently kept him out of the octagon four months. However, Conor returned stronger than ever, and began chasing a title fight, and in July 2015 he won the interim UFC Featherweight Championship after defeating Chad Mendes, and in December the same year, he won and unified the UFC Featherweight Championship, following his victory over José Aldo. He remained out of the octagon until March 2016, when he fought against Nate Diaz in the welterweight division, suffering his third career defeat, but in August the same year, Conor defeated Nate in a rematch at UFC 202, and the fight holds the record for most buys with 1.6 million. After that, Conor again changed division, switching to lightweight, and in November defeated Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC Lightweight Championship, which added a significant amount to his net worth.
Known for his boxing, Conor wanted to try himself as a boxer for as long as his career had been active; he obtained a boxing license from the California State Athletic Commission in November 2016. While at the top in UFC, he was often criticizing retired boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., and their professional fight became a reality, which in August 2017, Conor lost in the 10th round by technical knockout, but earned around $30 million for his efforts, which increased his net worth to a large degree. Conor made history as he became the first MMA fighter to compete in a ring against a professional boxer, and though he lost, he received positive critiques for his endeavor.
Aside from his fighting career, Conor’s net worth has benefited from his endorsement deals with Beats by Dre, Reebok, Bud Light, and Monster Energy among others, while he has also launched a clothing line, August McGregor, which should also assist his rising net worth.
When it comes to his personal life, Conor has a son with his longtime girlfriend, Dee Devlin. The two have been in a relationship since 2008.
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