Caron Butler Net Worth: From Juvenile Detention to NBA Champion
Caron Butler, an American professional basketball player, has a net worth of $26 million. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1980 and played high school basketball in his hometown and later in Maine. He attended the University of Connecticut and earned second-team All-American honors and was named Big East Player of the Year in 2002.
The Miami Heat selected him with the tenth overall pick of the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft. He played for several NBA teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, and Sacramento Kings.
Butler won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011 and earned first-team All-Rookie honors in 2003. He was a two-time NBA All-Star from 2007 until 2008 and played on the U.S. men’s national team, earning a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Saitama in 2001.
Butler credits his Christianity for saving his life. As a child, he tried to get on a better path by reading the Bible and was inspired to play basketball after spending time locked up in a juvenile institution. He owns several Burger King franchises and is married to his wife, Andrea.
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