Lloyd Daniels Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-05-21
Lloyd Daniels net worth is
$850,000
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Lloyd Daniels (born September 4, 1967) is a retired American professional and semi-professional basketball player.The 6'7" shooting guard was one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation during the 1986-87 recruiting cycle. At the time, he was considered the most talented player from New York City since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. However, he'd attended five high schools in three states, and could not read above a third-grade level.He eventually wound up at UNLV and was slated to play for legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian. One of Tarkanian's assistants, Mark Warkentien, became Daniels' legal guardian, and got him admitted to Mt. San Antonio College, a junior college near Los Angeles, to improve his academics. However, on February 9, 1987, Daniels was arrested for buying crack cocaine from an undercover policeman. Although Tarkanian was known for taking in troubled players, this was too much even for him, and he announced days after the arrest that Daniels would never play for UNLV. It later emerged that Daniels had first been led to UNLV by Richard Perry, who had been convicted twice for sports bribery. Perry's involvement resulted in an NCAA investigation that ultimately forced Tarkanian to resign.Daniels bounced around in the professional ranks for the next six years, and went through drug rehabilitation three times. In 1988, he was kicked off the Continental Basketball Association's Topeka Sizzlers for not staying in shape. He signed with a team in New Zealand shortly after that, only to be thrown off the team for heavy drinking. On May 11, 1989, Daniels was shot three times in the chest and survived. He still has fragments of a bullet lodged in his right shoulder.Tarkanian kept up with Daniels over the years. After high school, Daniels played in the GBA (where he was named MVP in his only season), the New Zealand Basketball Association, CBA, the USBL, and also in Greece with AEK Athens BC and in Turkey with Galatasaray. After Tarkanian was named head coach of the San Antonio Spurs for the 1992-93 season, Daniels signed with the Spurs as a free agent.Before he signed with the Spurs, the New York Knicks were the first NBA team to express an interest in him, but declined to sign him after flying him in for a tryout during the off-season. Daniels worked hard to get himself into NBA playing shape during the summer league, and was named the Spurs starting point guard during the preseason. Indeed, Daniels had an inspired performance against the Knicks in the preseason, dominating his hometown team with 30 points in his first game on the Spurs home court, and electrifying the crowd. In a New York Times article the next day, Tarkanian noted that a Knick scout had told him after Daniels' tryout with the Knicks that he "can't play." Despite that, Daniels graciously told reporters after the game that he appreciated the opportunity that the Knicks gave him and sounded happy finally to have the opportunity to shine in the NBA. Daniels first few mo | Net Worth | $850,000 |
| Date Of Birth | September 4, 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Profession | American basketball player |
| Nicknames | Lloyd Daniels, Daniels, Lloyd |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Recruited by Jerry Tarkanian, he was arrested on 9 February 1987 for buying crack cocaine, and never played at UNLV. Signed as a free agent with the Tarkanian-coached San Antonio Spurs in 1992, Tarkanian was fired 20 games into the 1992-1993 season, and Daniels was cut after his second season. Played for the Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, New Jersey Nets, and Toronto Raptors. |
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| The Legend of Swee' Pea | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
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