Marcus Camby net worth
Marcus Camby Net Worth: Marcus Camby is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $50 million. Marcus Camby was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1974, and was named Connecticut Player of the Year in high school. He played his college basketball career at the University of Massachusetts, where he set multiple records and was named the conference’s Rookie of the Year.
He helped lead his team to the Elite Eight and later the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Camby won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award and the John R. Wooden Award in the same season and chose to leave school early to turn professional after his junior year. Camby’s appearance in the Final Four was later called off after an investigation found he took thousands of dollars from his agent. In 2010, Camby was inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame amid controversy. The Toronto Raptors selected Camby with the second overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft. Two years later, he was traded to the New York Knicks, where he stayed until 2002. Camby played for Denver Nuggets (2002-2008), Los Angeles Clippers (2008-2010), Portland Trail Blazers (2010-2013), Houston Rockets (2012), New York Knicks (2012) -2013) and the Houston Rockets (2013). He earned first-team All-Rookie honors in the NBA and was named to the All-Defensive First Team twice. In 2007, Camby won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-foot-11 center/power forward hasn’t played since 2013, though he’s still a free agent and hasn’t retired as of mid-2014. Camby faced several off-market legal disputes, including a 1997 arrest for marijuana possession. He was charged a second time with marijuana possession in 2011, but it was later dropped. Camby is active in several charities and has established the Cambyland Foundation, which works with schools to provide more opportunities for students.
