NBA Player Joey Dorsey’s Net Worth as of 2024

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The American professional basketball player who spreads the light of excellence in Turkish, German, Spanish, Greek, and Cypriot basketball alongside the NBA is Joey Dorsey. He is an American professional basketball player. Dorsey is still spreading the light of his talent in the field of basketball. He put the success symbol in every stage of his career, including school, college, and professional basketball. With the blessing of a glorious career, he has become famous, wealthy, and an honored man. With his magical play, he has been able to make his way to the hearts of his fans. So if you are also a fan and want to know about Joey Dorsey’s current worth, then stick to this article to the end.

Joey Dorsey’s Family and Education Life

Joey Dorsey cried for the first time in the world on December 16, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland. The full name of this man is Richard Elmer “Joey” Dorsey. He is the son of his mother, Charlene Dorsey, and his father, Reginald Griffin. He has a sister named Candice. Nothing is clearly known about the marital life of Joey Dorsey, but he is the father of three children.

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Richard Elmer “Joey” Dorsey

Nick Name:Destroyer, The Hawk
Profession:Former Basketball Player
Father Name:Reginald Griffin
Mother Name:Charlene Dorsey
Sibling Name:Candice Dorsey
Birth Date:December 16, 1983
Birth Place:Maryland, Baltimore, United States
Horoscope:Sagittarius
Position:Center, Power Guard
College Education:University of Memphis
Nationality:American
Achievements:
  • Greek League championship
  • Greek League’s best defender
  • BSL All-Star Game MVP
  • BSL All-Star two times
Height:6 ft 9 inches
Jersey Number:8, 9, 15
Weight:125 Kg
Current Age:39 years

In his school life, he went to Fredrick Douglas High School in Baltimore, Maryland, and Laurinburg Institute in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He played his college career in basketball at the University of Memphis (UofM) in Memphis, Tennessee. During his studies at this college, he played for the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. The duration of his college career was from 2004 to 2008. In his college life, he showed his excellence in the field of basketball.

NBA Contract History

During his professional life, he has worn the jerseys of the Houston Rockets, Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors, Caja Laboral, Olympiacos, Gaziantep, Barcelona, Houston Rockets, Galatasaray, Barcelona, Best Balkesir, Panionios, Mitteldeutscher, Apollon Limassol, APOP Paphos B.C.

In the 2008 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers took him 33rd overall in the 2nd round. Though he was drafted by this team, his NBA debut was with the Houston Rockets on November 9, 2008. He stayed with this team till 2010. From 2008 to 2010, he was a member of the NBA G League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He was a player for the Sacramento Kings in 2010. As a player for the Toronto Raptors, he played in the 2010–2011 season.

International NBA Career

Joey Dorsey Career EarningsMoving to Spain, he spent time with the Spanish basketball team Caja Laboral in the 2011–2012 seasons. In 2012, he played for the Greek professional basketball team Olympiacos. In his professional life, he also got a taste of Turkish professional basketball.  Moving to Turkey, he appeared in the field of basketball as a player for the Turkish basketball team Gaziantep in the 2012–2013 seasons. He passed the time in the 2013–2014 seasons by wearing the jersey of the Spanish basketball team Barcelona. As a player for the Houston Rockets, he played in the 2014–2015 season.

He represented the Turkish basketball team Galatasaray in the 2015–2016 seasons. Joey played for his old team, Barcelona, in the 2016–2017 seasons. He ran after the ball in the field of basketball as a player of the Best Balikesir in 2017. During the 2018–2019 seasons, he got a taste of Greek basketball while playing for the Panionios. 2019–2020 seasons, he served with the German basketball team Mitteldeutscher. He played Cypriot professional basketball as a player for Apollon Limassol in 2020. From 2021 to now, he has been pursuing his career as a player for the Cypriot basketball team APOP Paphos B.C.

Records and Recognition

Joey Dorsey beautified his career with the light of awards, titles, recognition, records, and so many successes. He was a glorified part of the victory of the EuroLeague championship in 2012. He was a member of the winning team in the Greek League championship in 2012. In 2012, he became the Greek League’s best defender. He was the BSL Rebound Leader in 2013. Joey became the BSL All-Star Game MVP in 2013. He was the BSL All-Star in 2012 the two times.

In the sphere of the NBA, he took part in 130 games. The career statistics of this man are PTS 2.6, TRB 3.9, AST 0.4, FG% 53.4, FG3% 0.0, FT% 37.5, eFG% 53.4, PER 12.1, and WS 2.9.

Height and Weight

The height of Joey Dorsey is 6 feet, 9 inches, and his weight is 275 lbs. The age of this reputed man is 39 years old. Until his final match, basketball fans saw him wearing the numbers 15, 9, and 8. The commentator mentions his jersey number in lieu of his name; the audience can notice that the ball is under him. They will miss those numbers on the jersey.

From the first to the last of his professional career, he has been running after the ball in the field of basketball, playing in the power forward and center positions. He is comfortable in both of the positions. On-demand of the play and at the suggestion of the coach, he chooses the position of the game. Playing in these positions, he has turned out to be an asset to his team. With his satisfactory performance, he has proved there is no alternative to him. He ran in these positions to help his team gain success against the opponent, and he has personally benefited. The shooting style of this man is right.

Joey Dorsey’s Net Worth and Annual Salary Right Now

Joey Dorsey Total WorthJoey Dorsey entered the arena of professional basketball in 2008, and he is still pursuing his career in the arena of basketball. The professional career of this man is an amalgamation of the NBA G League, Spanish basketball, Greek professional basketball, Turkish Basketball Super League, German basketball, Cyprus Basketball, and American basketball. If we count the net earnings of this popular American athlete, then we find his net earnings are $5 million. His yearly salary income is 1.1 million USD. He has joined the ranks of the millionaires who have made a fortune from his illustrious basketball career. The vast amount of his property is from his flourishing basketball career. He made a lot of money outside of basketball, in addition to his professional career.

Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.

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