Juan Phil Dixon was born on the 9th October 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland USA, and is a professional basketball player, perhaps best known for playing in the NBA with several teams, including the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks, among others. He is also recognized for playing college basketball and leading the University of Maryland Terrapins to its first NCAA championship in 2002.
Have you ever wondered how rich Juan Dixon is, as of early 2016? According to sources, it is estimated that Juan’s net worth is $6 million, with the main source of this amount of money being his career as a professional basketball player.
Juan Dixon Net Worth $6 Million
Juan Dixon was born to Juanita and Phil Dixon, both of whom died of drug addiction, which resulted in him being raised by his grandparents, Warnick and Roberta Graves. He started playing basketball while he attended Lake Clifton High School, then at Calvert Hall, and during his career there, he scored a huge 1,590 points. Dixon continued playing basketball at the Maryland University, and became one of the best players in their history, leading the Maryland Terrapins to the NCAA Championship title in 2002. He personally won several awards and recognitions, including the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2002, ACC Player of the Year in 2002, and the same year receiving the Chip Hilton Award. Furthermore, he was named into the Consensus first-team All-American in 2002, and was named three times to the First-team All-ACC from 2000 to 2002. Dixon also became the al-time leading scorer of the university, and was also the only player in the NCAA to ever have over 2000 points, and at least 300 steals and 200 three-pointers made.
Dixon`s professional career began in 2002, when he was drafted by the Washington Wizards as the 17th overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft. He stayed with the Wizards until 2005, but averaging only 8.3 points per game in 176 games played over three years. In 2005 he became a free agent, but soon signed a contract with the Portland Trailblazers, which certainly added to his net worth.
In his first season at Portland, Dixon`s numbers increased, as he averaged over 12 points per game, and had 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the 76 games he played. Dixon stayed in Portland until 2007, when he was traded to Toronto, where he played for two seasons, before he was traded again, this time to the Detroit Pistons. His career at Detroit was short-lived, as he played only 17 games, before his contract expired, and he then returned to the Washington Wizards, signing a contract worth $1.03 million for one year.
Before he left the NBA, Dixon signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks, but was waived after only 20 days. After that, he moved to Europe, and played for such teams as Unicaja Malaga, Aris Thessaloniki, and Bandirma Banvit, which also increased his net worth.
Since 2013, Juan Dixon has serves as a special assistant under head coach Mark Turgeon, for the Maryland Terrapins.
Speaking about his personal life, Juan Dixon was married to Robyn Bragg Dixon, from July of 2005 until March 2012; the couple has two sons. Although they divorced, they still live together in Maryland. With his wife, Dixon has appeared in Bravo’s reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Potomac”, which has also influenced on his net worth.
