Ron Baker is an American professional basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2018, Ronald Delaine Baker currently plays for the New York Knicks as their Shooting Guard/Point Guard.
Playing as a Shooting Guard/Point Guard, Baker reportedly earns around $4,436,200 as his yearly salary from New York Knicks and has an estimated net worth of over $9,415,871.
Ron Baker Early Life and College Career
Ronald Delaine Baker was born on March 30, 1993, in Hays, Kansas to parents Neil Baker and Ranae Baker. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to White ethnic group.
His star sign is Aries. Ron spent his childhood with his brother Sloan Baker and sister Audrey Baker.
Baker attended Scott City in Scott City, Kansas where he played for his high school basketball team averaging 26 points and 9 rebounds. After completing high school, he enrolled at Wichita State University.
After joining University, in the 2015-16 season, he averaged 14.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.51 steals in 35 games over 31.6 minutes.
Ron Baker Personal Life
Baker is not only a world-class athlete but also is a very attractive individual. The Famous NBA star Ron is 6 feet 4 inch in height and weighs around 100kg (220). Other than being a famous NBA Shooting Guard/Point Guard, Baker is pretty famous in social media.
Ron has 74.6k followers in his Instagram and 149k in Twitter account. Ron is also a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
After the 2015 - 16 season, the owner of a small publishing house in El Dorado, Kansas, contacted Baker, who wanted him to write a children's book.
The final product, "You're too big to dream small" is an illustrated book with rhyming text primarily written by Baker himself and based on his life. It was published on 3 August 2016 and Baker signed a first print run of 6,000 copies personally.
No details are made public by Ron about his probable wife/girlfriend.
Ron Baker Professional Career
NBA Career:
Ron remained undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft and afterward, he joined New York Knicks for NBA Summer League. He signed with Knicks on 2016 August 1 and made his debut on October recording five points and one rebound against Cleveland Cavaliers.
NBA Regular season:
| Year | Team | Games played | Games started | Minutes per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Blocks per game | Points per game |
| 2016-17 | New York Knicks | 52 | 13 | 16.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .7 | .2 | 4.1 |
| 2017-18 | New York Knicks | 29 | 1 | 13.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .9 | .2 | 2.4 |
| Career | 81 | 14 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 3.5 |
At the 2015 Pan American Games, Baker represented the US National Team, winning a bronze medal. Ron has played for other teams like Westchester Knicks. Some of his teammates from New York Knicks are Enes Kanter, Kevin Knox, Tim Hardaway, Frank Ntilikina
Ron Baker's Net Worth and Salary
Ron signed a two-year contract worth $8,872,400 with New York Knicks, including a guaranteed sum of $8,872,400, and an annual average salary of $ 4,436,200 in 2016. The contract also included a year option and is now paid $5,680,500 for the 2018 season.
| Season | Team | Salary |
| 2016-17 | New York Celtics | $4,328,000 |
| 2017-18 | New York Celtics | $543,471 |
| Total | $9,415,871. |
In 2018-19, Baker earned a basic salary of $ 4,544,400, with a cap of $4,544,400 and a dead cap of $4,544,400. Baker's total career earnings is around $9,415,871.
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