Zion Williamson Net Worth, Salary, Bio, Age, Height & Lifestyle

The “once-in-a-generation type athlete,” as Kevin Durant would call him, Zion Williamson is an emerging NBA star. So far with his tiny career into professional American basketball, the No.1 draft pick has successfully earned a stunning reputation as the biggest NBA prospect after LeBron James. And according to Forbes, the power forward ranks number 57 among the world’s highest paid athletes in the list.

As of 2022, Zion Williamson net worth is estimated around $27.3 Million.

Introduction

Zion Lateef Williamson is a professional basketball player of the United States. His agility in high flying ‘slam dunks’ combined with his overwhelming body of a linebacker is remarkably superb, which makes him one of the best prospects after LeBron James.

Zion’s greatly successful stint with the Blue Devils of the Duke University paved his way to get selected by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2019. The Pelicans drafted him as the first overall pick in the 2019 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. He plays at small forward and power forward positions.

Williamson is one of the youngest ever NBA players to be honored with selection in the NBA ‘All-Star Team’ and the NBA ‘All-Rookie First Team’ in 2020. Also, during his high school, Zion is honored with the title of ‘South Carolina Mr. Basketball.’ Subsequently then, he runners-up the McDonald’s All-American ‘Mr. Basketball USA.’

His immense popularity brought Zion a great fortune, so much so that he has managed to have a number of brand endorsements.

Zion Williamson Early Life & Biography

Zion Williamson was born to Lateef Williamson and Sharonda Sampson on July 6, 2000 in Salisbury, North Carolina, United States. The family named him after Mount Zion, a Biblical, and believed to be the highest place in ancient Jerusalem.

Both Lateef and Sharonda are two collegiate athletes. Lateef has played for ‘Mayo High School’ and ‘Livingstone College’ as a football defensive lineman. Sampson has been a sprinter at ‘Livingstone.’ Later on, she would switch her profession to a middle-school health and physical education teacher.

Zion was just 2 when the Williamson family moved to Florence, South Carolina, and his parents ended up on a divorce. Sharonda then married to a former basketball player named Lee Anderson, who had represented Clemson University. With expert guidance and coaching from his mother and step father, Zion now had all the tools to hone his once-in-a-generation talent.

The two athletes drew their attention particularly to develop the young player’s point guard skills, clever handling of the ball, court vision, and passing. The result was crazy. Between his 8^th and 10^th grades, Zion had grown from a height of 5.9 feet to enormous 6.6 feet. Also, special coaching from his mother for the ‘Sumter Falcons’ in the ‘Amateur Athletic Union’ circuit helped Williamson counter players even 4 years older than him.

Family coaching and guidance helped Williamson set his goals to becoming a basketball professional right when he was only 5. At 9, he would wake up at 5 in the morning for workouts. Before entering into basketball, Zion also played soccer and was a football quarterback.

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Zion Williamson Age, Height & Weight

Born on July 6, 2000, Zion Williamson in June, 2022 is 21 years old. His Height is 6 feet & 7 inches (2.01 meters), and Weight around 284 lb. (129 kilograms).

Zion Williamson Career

Williamson had already taken off into his basketball career when he was just nine years old. As a freshman in 2015, when he was 15, he played for ‘Spartanburg Day School’ with an average of 24.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.3 steals, and 3.0 blocks. This honored him with the ‘All-State’ and ‘All-Region’ titles.

He also represented his team in the SCISA State Championship Game and the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) North-South All-Star Game’ in Sumter.  And it was at this time when ‘Wofford College’ offered him the first basketball scholarship.

The following year, as a sophomore, Zion’s performed wonderfully with an average of 28.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.9 blocks, and 2.7 seats in per game. In 2016, as a junior now, Williamson averaged 36.8 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2.5 blocks each game. By the end of that year, at the Farm Bureau Insurance Classic, he was awarded with the title of the Most Valuable Player.

In 2017, the young athlete led Spartanburg Day to winning the title of SCISA Region I-2A. Consecutively this year, he once again Most Valuable Player at the ‘Adidas Nations’ camp, averaging 22.5 points and 7.2 rebounds in 6 games. As a senior that year, he averaged 36.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists each game.

The following year, with Zion in, Spartanburg Day defeated Trinity Collegiate School to bag the third victory in row.  He also played in the 2018 McDonald’s All-American Game, winning a consequent basketball scholarship from Duke University.

Williamson had earned such a strong reputation, athleticism, and professional identity, that in 2019, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) devoted ‘Zion Cam’ to particularly record the movements of Zion Williamson.

That was the time when this young once-in-a-generation talent levelled Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant scoring 500 points, 50 steals, and 50 blocks in a season.

Zion Williamson’s House and Cars

Zion Williamson is not the top pro-athletes yet and have no expensive and luxury houses and car collection. But still he lives in a $950,000 valued mansion having 5,478 square feet area. The house has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, beautiful lawn, wine cellar, and a chef’s kitchen. Zion also owns 2 expensive Mercedes cars. The first car Zion loves is Mercedes-AMG G 63 Wagon whose worth is $156,450 and second is Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door Coupe whose worth is around $161,900.

Awards and Achievements

What is Zion Williamson Salary?

According to Forbes, through his affiliation with different brands and endorsements – which include Jordan, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, and NBA2K – Zion pockets a sum of estimated $20 million. Also, he has signed a four-year contract with the Pelicans, which is worth $44,271,137  ($44 Million).

During the 2020-21 NBA season, Zion Williamson salary was $10,245,480. The 2021-22 season has brought him $10,733,400. In the upcoming 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, the star athlete will be paid $13,534,817 and $17,595,262 accordingly.

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Zion Williamson Net Worth Insight

As of 2022, Zion Williamson’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $27.3 million. The main source of his income is professional basketball playing, affiliation with different brands and endorsements. He has contract with brands including Gatorade, Jordan, Mountain Dew, and NBA2K. He also signed a 4-year contract with Pelicans of worth $44.27 million.

Zion earned a lot of money in the age of 21. According to the Pelicans, Zion was injured and goes under surgery to repair a fractured right foot. He was injured during the offseason and till now he is not back to the season. The Pelicans said he will soon be back.

FAQs About Zion Williamson

Q: Who is Tiana White?

A: Born in 2001 in South Carolina. Tianna White is a Black American. She is well known as Zion Williamson’s girlfriend.

Q: Who has Zion Williamson dated?

A: Zion Williamson dates a Black American from South Carolina named Tiana White.

Q: How tall is Zion Williamson actually?

A: With his overwhelming body, Zion Williamson is 6ft 6in tall. Due to his height, he scored many points in this young age.

Q: How much does Zion Williamson?

A: As of 2022, Zion Williamson an American professional basketball player’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $27.3 million.

Q: How much does Zion Williamson make per season?

A: Zion Williamson signed a 4-year contract with Pelicans of worth $44.27 million. The average salary of Zion will be $11.06 million.

Q: How long is Zion Williamson out?

A: On 6th December, Pelicans announced Zion got injured and went through surgery to repair fractured right foot. Since then he is not in the season but soon will come back.

Q: What was Zion Williamson named after?

A: Zion Williamson was named after Mount Zion, an elevated Biblical place in ancient Jerusalem.