Wally Szczerbiak Net Worth
Wally Szczerbiak Net Worth and Salary: Wally Szczerbiak is a retired professional basketball player who has a net worth of $35 million. Wally Szczerbiak is 6-foot-7 and 244 pounds. He was born in Madrid, Spain on March 5, 1977, when his father Walter was playing for Real Madrid. During his father’s professional basketball career, he spent most of his childhood in Europe. After his father retired and the family moved back to Long Island, New York, Wally attended high school in a small village called Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island.
While in college, Wally Szczerbiak played for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. There he majored in Marketing and graduated from the Richard T Farmer School of Business. In the 1998-99 season, he was named to the All-American First Team and All-American Second Team. That same year, he was named MAC Player of the Year. In 1999, Wally Szczerbiak was drafted sixth overall. His best year as a pro came in 2002, when he was named to the Western Conference All-Star team by his coach. He had a tough few seasons starting in 2004-05, but in 2005-06 the former All-Star returned to the starting role.
In January 2006, Szczerbiak was traded to the Boston Celtics. During the 2006 offseason, he underwent knee surgery to repair a knee that had been injured for months. Wally Szczerbiak played well early in the 06-07 season, including scoring 35 points early in the season against the Charlotte Bobcats. Unfortunately, he was soon plagued by multiple injuries to both ankles, which greatly affected his performance. He eventually decided to have surgery on both of his ankles. In June 2007, the Celtics traded him to the Seattle SuperSonics. Then, in February 2008, Szczerbiak was again traded from the Sonics to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played 25 regular-season games with the Cavaliers and started the playoffs at No. 2. Wally helped the Cavaliers pass the first round of the 2008 NBA playoffs, averaging 10.8 points per game. In the offseason, Szczerbiak’s contract expired and the Cavaliers did not renew it, making him a free agent.
On November 5, 2009, Szczerbiak revealed that he had a third operation on his left knee three weeks ago, so his career may be coming to an end. A week later, he reportedly turned down a contract offer from the Denver Nuggets, opting instead to continue his recovery from knee surgery. Wally Szczerbiak and his wife Shannon have three children, two girls and a boy. After his career ended, he became a basketball analyst for CBS College Sports. He then joined the MSG Network to cover the New York Knicks as a writer for the postgame show.
