Marcin Gortat has a huge net worth
In 2022, the weekly magazine “Wprost” estimated Marcin Gortat's fortune at PLN 490 million. Although the Pole has retired from sports, he is still investing and developing his business. There are some things he makes money on, but also, he admits, he loses a lot of money on. The former basketball player also spends the accumulated money on fun, he travels a lot, and from time to time he likes to buy himself a fashionable gadget or a car. It is worth noting that he also has his own helicopter. He indicated in his last interview that he does not know the exact amount of his wealth.
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Marcin Gortat on his wealth: It is incalculable
“I have no idea how much wealth I have. For me personally, it is unmeasurable because a large part of it, a third, is in assets that have to be liquidated to find out how much I can pay for a house, land or property,” said Marcin Gortat in an interview with WP SportoweFakty. So to speak, get the amount I can sell it for. For one person, the house might be worth
In the aforementioned conversation, the former basketball player for clubs such as the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards also pointed out that people accuse him of talking loudly about money, but he confirms that his earnings are not a secret, as the NBA officially reveals. How much do its players earn? “This is not something I can hide or, so to speak, defame in the media because I don’t know how much I earned,” Gortat noted in the above-mentioned conversation, adding that the amount was probably around PLN 450-500 million. .
Marcin Gortat on retirement and things are not rosy anymore…
Returning to the topic of the high salary he received in the NBA ($8.4 thousand per month ($700 per year in the league), i.e. more than 33,000 Polish zlotys at the current exchange rate), he pointed out that it should be translated into American rates. “I receive 33,000 PLN, but if I say that I pay the gardener 1,200 PLN for the lawn, 600 PLN for cleaning the pool, and that I pay 5 USD for bread, that is 25 PLN, someone will say, Jesus, how can you do that? So much for bread? – noted Marcin Gortat, who did not hide the fact that the pension is more or less sufficient for his expenses. “I don't even see this as a pension, because it goes to taxes or payments,” he said in an interview with WP SportoweFakty.
Gortat knows how to share his wealth. He participates in many charitable initiatives. He has the MG13 Foundation, which aims to help young people achieve their advertising dreams. The Foundation organizes, among other things: camps, training and also scholarships for children in difficult situations, as well as for the very gifted. In an interview, the 40-year-old revealed that one day he would like to open a children's hospital.
Date of creation: April 15, 2024 at 23:27
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