Guillermo Diaz is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who has spread the light of his talent outside of the NBA. He is one of the most successful players in the NBA. To all, he is well known for his nickname, Superman. In his career, he represented his national team in lots of international basketball tournaments and brought honors to the nation. His career is affluent, with lots of records, awards, titles, and recognition. With the fortune of a glowing career and an attractive playing style, he has become one of the great players. Let’s find out about this man.
Guillermo Diaz’s Net Worth and Salary
The debut of his professional career was in 2006, and he is still pursuing his career in the sphere of the NBA. He played in different teams all over the world. His current annual salary is $1.5 million. The net worth of this famous basketball player is $5 million. His dazzling basketball career has favored him to be a wealthy man. Most of the remaining portions of his wealth are from the earnings of his career. The rest of the wealth is from the earnings of his extra activities in life. This man is 37 now and still showing a stunning performance on the basketball field.
Guillermo Diaz’s Height and Weight
His height is 6 feet, 2 inches, and his weight is 185 lb. The shooting style of this man is right. He has worn jersey number 01 throughout his basketball career. His fans can realize that the ball is in the hand of jersey number 1, which means the ball is in his hand. He has made this number appealing to basketball fans. His fans will miss this jersey. In the history of American basketball, this number will represent him.
The position in which he runs after the ball in the field of basketball is called Shooting Guard. The team and the coach of his team can rely on him in that position. Showing a stunning performance in this position, he has become an integral part of his team. He has also received a lot of attention while playing in this position.
Family and Education Life
Diaz was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 4, 1985. The full name of this man is Guillermo Jose Daz. He is the son of his father, Luis Manuel Diaz, and his mother, Ethel Gonzalez. He has a brother named Carlos Escalera. In his school life, he went to the Miami Christian School in Miami, Florida.
| Birth: | March 4, 1985 |
| Full Name: | Guillermo Jose Daz |
| Profession: | Basketball player |
| College Education: | University of Miami |
| Father Name: | Luis Manuel Diaz |
| Mother Name: | Ethel Gonzalez |
| First Draft: | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Nationality: | American |
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| Height: | 6 feet, 2 inches |
| Jersey Number: | 01 |
| Weight: | 84 KG |
| Current Age: | 37 years old |
During his college career, he was a player at the University of Miami (UM) in Coral Gables, Florida. He worked for the Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team during his college studies. The duration is from 2003 to 2006. In his college career, he received the honors of the All-American and All-Big East Team Freshman First Team. He earned his spot on the All-ACC Team in both his sophomore and junior years.
Guillermo Diaz’s Contract History and Drafted NBA Teams
The professional career of this man is a mixture of the Czech National League (NBL), Greek professional basketball, the NBA G League, Italian professional basketball, Puerto Rican professional basketball, the Georgian Super Liga, Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) of Argentina, Liga Superior de Baloncesto (LSB) of Nicaragua, and the NBA. He has previously played for EZ Nymburk, Olympiada Patras, Anaheim Arsenal, Los Angeles Clippers, Juvecaserta, Biella, Capitanes de Arecibo, Victoria Libertas Pesaro, Capitanes de Arecibo, Armia Tbilisi, Capitanes de Arecibo, San Lorenzo, Atléticos de San Germán, and Real Estel.
In the 2006 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Clippers took him 52nd overall in the 2nd round. On January 15, 2008, he made his NBA debut with this team. He began his professional career with the NBL EZ Nymburk and played for this team from 2006–to 2007. In the same year, he played for the Greek professional bakery team, Olympiada Patras. She spent time with the NBA G League Anaheim Arsenal in the 2007–2008 seasons. He was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2008.
Career outside NBA
Moving to Italy, he spent time with the Italian basketball team Juvecaserta in the 2008–2009 seasons. He served with another Italian basketball team from 2009–to 2010. In 2010, he got his first taste of Puerto Rican professional basketball with the Capitanes de Arecibo. Under the terms of his contract with the Italian basketball team Victoria Libertas Pesaro, he represented this team in the 2010–2011 seasons. He was the captain of the Capitanes de Arecibo in 2011. Diaz wore the jerseys of the Georgia professional basketball team, Armia Tbilisi, in the 2011–2012 seasons.
He joined the Capitanes de Arecibo in 2012 and remained with the team until 2016. In 2019, he played in the field of Argentinean professional basketball with the team San Lorenzo de Almagro. He was a member of the Puerto Rican professional basketball team, Atléticos de San Germán, from 2019 to 2021. He is currently pursuing a career as a member of the Nicaragua basketball team, Real Estel, beginning in 2021.
Records and Recognition
The tree of his accomplishments was blooming with many flowers of success. He was a celebrated part of the BSN championship-winning teams in 2010, 2011, 2016, and 2018. He became the BSN Finals MVP in 2011. In 2016, he was a BSN All-Star. In 2005 and 2006, he was named to the second-team All-ACC.
He also had the opportunity to represent the national team in various international basketball tournaments, where he brought honor to the country. As a player for the Puerto Rican national basketball team, he emerged in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship and won the silver medal. He represented his country’s basketball team at the 2016 Centrobasket and won the gold medal.
In the NBA, he appeared in 6 games. The NBA career statistics of this man are PTS 0.8, TRB 0.3, AST 0.2, FG% 25.0, FG3% 0.0, FT% 60.0, eFG% 25.0, PER 9.9, and WS 0.0.
Guillermo Díaz, refuerzo extranjero de nuestro equipo para la @BCLAmericas, nos comenta un poco de su carrera y su paso por la @NBA 🙌👀🏀#YoSoyDelTren pic.twitter.com/6hyVWtlXpw
— Real Estelí Basket (@RealEsteliB) December 7, 2021
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