- He is a Spanish professional basketball player
- His playing position is a guard
- He rejected NBA’s offer for Real Madrid
Sergio Llull is a Spanish professional basketball player whose net worth is currently an impressive amount of $10 million. His net worth has grown significantly in the last two years.
Llull plays as a guard and is currently the team captain for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.
Unlike other players who would want to play for the top clubs, this guard is very different as he rejected an offer from NBA opting to play for Real Madrid instead.
As a regular member of the senior Spain national team, he has won a FIBA World Cup title, three EuroBasket gold medals as well as Bronze. He also won two Summer Olympic medals, a silver and a bronze.
Sergio Llull Biography
| Full name | Sergio Llull Melia |
| Age | 35 years old |
| Height | 1.91m |
| Place of birth | Mahon, Menorca, Spain |
| Date of birth | November 15 1987 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Basketball player |
| Source of wealth | Basketball earnings |
| Marital status | Married |
Net Worth
Sergio Llull’s net worth has significantly increased in the last two years and is currently a whopping amount of $10 million, having earned it from his professional career where he is paid in contracts, salaries and wages.
Sergio Llull. Photo/Players Bio
His six-year contract from Real Madrid was a big boost in his wealth being paid a $2.3 million net salary every year. The contract also included a buyout option of $28.64 million, the highest buyout amount ever in European club basketball history.
Personal Life
Sergio Llull was born in Mahon Menorca, Spain on November 15, 1987, to his father Paco Llull, also a former basketball player, and a grandson of a coach. He has a brother by the name Ivan Llull.
When his father attended training sessions, Sergio accompanied him and we can almost be certain that this is where he developed an interest in the sport from.
His sports family background helped him to pursue and take an interest in the game.
The guard began playing for the La Salle Mao where his grandfather coached his father and CB I Unio Manresana junior clubs as a youth. He played as a shooting guard but later switched to a point guard. As we all know, soccer is so popular in Spain and the player was not an exception while growing up.
As a youth, he showcased his promising future and later joined the Liga ACB club Manresa, also playing on loan for the Spanish 4th division club Finques Olesa.
He is married to Almudena Canovas and they have two children together.
Career
As a youth, the player played for La Salle Mao later joining Liga ACB Manresa, also playing on loan for Finques Olesa.
Following it, Denver Nuggets drafted Llull with the 34th overall pick in that year’s NBA draft, and his draft right was traded to the Houston Rockets for approximately $2.25 million, then the most expensive deal for a draft’s second round.
Llull joined Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid and he had an impressive season bagging the Spanish King’s Cup tournament MVP award.
Real Madrid was so impressed and they extended his contract. After this, he led his team to the EuroLeague title win defeating Olympiacos, following the Spanish League championship.
With their Spanish league title, they won the triple crown with Llull being named the Spanish League finals MVP of the season.
Real Madrid extended his contract on a six-year deal with an annual salary of $ 2.97 million and a record buyout option of $31.45 million and in the season, he was named the EuroLeague MVP of the season. This was a breakthrough in his net worth.
In the following season, he bagged the EuroLeague season championship and claimed their second Euroleague title in four seasons.
Sergio made his first appearance for his national team in the FIBA U18 Championship where he bagged gold. Following the success, he was part of the U20 national team and won silver at the 2007 FIBA Europe U20 Championship.
Sergio Llull. Photo/Sportske novosti
He was part of the team that played in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
Luxury Collection
Sergio Llull has an impressive net worth that allows him to have the best life with the best rides in the world as he can comfortably afford. Despite all this, he is a simple man who opts to keep his life private.
FAQs
- How old is he?
35 years.
- Is he married?
Yes.
- What is his nationality?
Spanish.
- Does he have children?
Yes.
- What is his current net worth?
$10 million.
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