Dennis Rodman’s Net Worth: How “NBA Legend” Dennis Lost $1 Million? A Peek at His Career History!

By David D. Ramey On Apr 3, 2022

Dennis Rodman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 13, 1961. Rodman was reared in Dallas by his mother, Shirley, who worked a variety of odd jobs to help support the family when his father abandoned them and relocated to the Philippines.

Rodman worked as a midnight janitor at Dallas Forth Worth International Airport after graduating from South Oak Cliff High School. He was only 5 feet 6 inches tall at the time and was unable to participate in any of his high school’s sports teams.

He grew to 6 foot 7 and chose to pursue basketball again after an incredible growth spurt. He played for one semester at Cooke County College before failing to graduate due to low academic performance.

Name	Dennis Rodman
Birth	May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey
Age	60 years
Genre	Wrestler, Actor, Basketball player, Athlete, Basketball Coach, Entertainer
Relationship Status	Single
Net Worth	$500 Thousand

He went on to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he excelled and was named Most Valuable Player.

Dennis Rodman’s Basketball Professional Career!

Rodman drew the attention of the Detroit Pistons during his college career. Dennis entered the NBA draught in 1986 and was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the third round of the second round.

After playing for the Pistons until 1993, he went on to play for the Spurs, the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Dallas Mavericks. His basketball career came to an end when he was released from the Chicago Bulls in 2000.

Dennis Rodman, often known as “The Worm,” was noted for his flashy and controversial off-court antics as well as his tremendous rebounding skills and aggressive style.

He was a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA all-star, and a seven-time NBA rebounding champion (consecutively).

He was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team seven times and twice received the NBA Defensive Player Award. In April 2011, his number 10 Pistons jersey was retired.

Rodman appeared in 911 games for the NBA in 14 seasons, scoring 6,683 points and grabbing 11,954 rebounds, averaging 7.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game in only 31.7 minutes per game.

Dennis Rodman’s Career in Wrestling!

Rodman was a professional wrestler in the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1997 until 1999. (World Championship Wrestling).

He had always enjoyed it, but after retiring from basketball, he became more serious about it. In July 1997, he competed in his debut match at a Bash at the Beach event.

He teamed up with Hulk Hogan, but they were defeated by Lex Luger and The Giant. Rodman and Hogan teamed up again in August 1997 at the Road Wild event to help Hogan win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Before taking a sabbatical, he did a few more Bash the Beach Events before returning to the WCW in 1999 and battling with Randy Savage.

Rodman resigned from wrestling in July 2000 after competing in the i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling pay-per-view event and losing to Curt Henning.

Dennis Rodman’s Television Career!

Rodman’s own MTV reality show, The Rodman World Tour, premiered in 1996. He starred alongside Mickey Rourke and Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first major picture, Double Team, a year later.

The film was critically derided, yet he received three Golden Rasberry Awards for it. He also appeared in the films Simon Sez (1999) and Cutaway (2000). He has appeared in a number of television shows, including 3rd Rock from the Sun.

He was the first male to pose naked for PETA in 2005. In 2005, Rodman was named Commissioner of the Lingerie Football League.

In 2006, he featured on the British edition of Celebrity Big Brother and was a contestant on the British reality show Love Island.

He also competed on ABC’s Celebrity Mole, where he earned the top prize of $222,000 for his efforts. He was a Celebrity Apprentice contestant in 2009 and 2013.

Rodman has taken up the role of an American diplomat in North Korea in recent years. Rodman signed a sponsorship deal with a firm named Pot Coin in 2018. He wears Pot Coin shirts and hats all the time when he visits North Korea.

Dennis Rodman’s Books!

Rodman has written two autobiographies, both of which have gained him prominence as a result of his success. In 1996, he advertised his first book, Bad as I Wanna Be, while dressed in a bridal gown. He advertised his second book, 2005’s I Should Be Dead By Now, by sitting in a coffin.

Dennis Rodman’s Personal Life!

Rodman married Annie Bakes in the early 1990s and they divorced. Alexis, their only child, was born in 1988. Rodman married Carmen Electra in November 1998 at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas.

Four months later, Electra filed for divorce. In 2003, Rodman married Michelle Moyer. Dennis Jr. and Trinity, their son and daughter, were born to them.

Dennis Jr. will play college basketball for Washington State in 2019, while his sister Trinity will play women’s soccer for the Cougars in 2020.

Michelle filed for divorce in 2004, but the couple attempted to reconcile for many years. In 2012, their marriage was called off.

Rodman has struggled with alcoholism in the past. He was caught for drunk driving in 1999 and fined $2,000 as a result.

In April 2004, he was detained for drunk driving for the second time. In May 2008, he checked into a Florida recovery facility.

Dennis Rodman’s Net Worth!

Dennis Rodman has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars. He is a retired American professional basketball player, actor, and political diplomat.

He is most famous for his basketball career with the Pistons in the late 1980s and the Bulls in the 1990s. He has recently worked as a semi-diplomat between the United States and North Korea.

Dennis earned $27 million in compensation during his NBA career, which is equivalent to about $43 million today after inflation.

His highest-earning season was 1996-97, when he made $9 million, about equivalent to $15 million today.

He was the league’s 10th highest-paid player at the time. Dennis, on the other hand, led an equally lavish lifestyle and later in life ran into financial difficulties.

Dennis Rodman’s Financial Issues!

Dennis Rodman appeared in court in Detroit on March 27, 2012, to face claims that he owed an ex-wife over $800,000 in child support.

Rodman’s lawyers claimed that the former NBA player was bankrupt and couldn’t afford to pay anything.

Keep in mind that Rodman made just about $27 million in salary alone throughout his NBA career. He made millions more from endorsements, book sales, appearance fees, and other sources.

In the form of penalties and suspensions, he also lost a small fortune. Rodman was fined $200,000 and suspended for 11 games after kicking a ref in the crotch in 1997. He lost a total of $1 million as a result of the incident.

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