In the NBA, the highest hall in the world basketball world, it has not only achieved the basketball dreams of countless people, but also created batches of billionaires. There are also many players from the slums who have achieved a counterattack in life here. However, when the fortune came, they did not make good use of it, and many players faced bankruptcy shortly after retiring, and Ariza was one of them.
Although fans affectionately refer to Ariza as "Iron Zha", he has had an extremely successful career, not only successfully achieving his championship dream, but also earning a lot of money. As a second-round pick, Ariza played in the league for as many as 18 seasons and possessed extremely strong defensive prowess. In these 18 years, Ariza played for a total of 12 teams and was known as a "vagabond" in the league. While Ariza can't be the heart of the team, he's not a small one, and he's the puzzle player that countless teams want to get. Outstanding defensive ability and good projection ability, Ariza has never lacked suitors, and he has also won a big contract in his career, earning a total salary of more than $116 million in his 18-year career, plus endorsement fees, and making him a veritable billionaire.
Despite the huge career gains, Ariza, like most black players, did not have good planning and financial management when he became rich, and lived an extremely luxurious life, and even fell into some trouble in his life less than two years after retiring, and even squandered his 200 million salary. According to the Los Angeles Times, former Lakers player Ariza may face bankruptcy, and he was sued by his ex-wife for failing to pay 50,000 monthly child support for his children in a timely manner. It is worth noting that this is not the first time that Ariza has faced off with his ex-wife in court. In the end, Ariza was also ruled to lose the lawsuit, and when Ariza was inventoried, it was found that he only had more than 400,000 cash left.
More than 400,000 is already a huge wealth for an ordinary person. But for a retired player like Ariza, it's far from enough. In addition to paying $50,000 a month in child support for his ex-wife and children, Ariza has an illegitimate child who needs to pay $13,000 a month in child support. According to estimates, Ariza has a monthly guaranteed cost of more than 110,000 yuan. Based on this expense, Ariza is indeed not far from bankruptcy. Previously, Ariza said sadly in an interview that he could no longer afford these debts, after all, he no longer played, no salary and endorsement income, and now he has expenses every day when he wakes up, which makes him a little overwhelmed.
For Ariza now, he faces great challenges and dilemmas. Although Ariza has not officially announced his retirement, he is 38 years old and has been away from the court for nearly two years, after his poor performance and inefficiency during his time with the Lakers, which also made him lose his place with the Lakers at that time. At the moment, it is clear that Ariza will have a hard time getting back into the ring. This also means that if she continues with her current life, it will be difficult for Ariza to have other sources of income in the future. Although Ariza once had a high reputation and wealth, she made herself notorious in such a short period of time, which makes people sigh!