Injuries cut short the careers of several athletes throughout the sporting world, and it’s common in the NBA as well. One who faced a similar fate is Brandon Roy. After playing for the Washington Huskies, the basketball star began his NBA career. Soon, he was the cover athlete for NBA 10: The Inside, and several other games and magazines. No surprise, he was equally talented in his game with the legend like Kobe Bryant once calling him the toughest player to guard. However, this didn’t last long for him, and he eventually hung up his jersey in 2013. But how did his finances turn out in the short run?

Roy began playing in the Amateur Athletic Union. And he was good at it. While he wanted to get drafted into the NBA right after high school, he decided against it. But there was another hurdle, his SATs. As per sources, he was struggling with the attempts due to his learning struggles. Nevertheless, he finally managed to clear the exams and represented the Huskies of the University of Washington. After a stellar NCAA career, the University retired his jersey No. 3 and he began his NBA journey.

Playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, he showed his best and won the ROTY award that year. He spent three years with the team and helped lead it. The 4-year-old made an appearance at the NBA All-Star Game three times and was named to All-NBA teams twice, all within his first four seasons in the league.

Following this, he went to the Minnesota Timberwolves but returned to the Portland Trail Blazers at the end of his career. Throughout his playing career, his knee injuries bothered him for which he had to undergo surgery twice within nine months.

Averaging 19 points and 4.3 rebounds, Roy’s career ended in 2013. If injuries hadn’t plagued him, his career could have thrived and reached ever greater heights of success. During this short NBA career, he earned nearly $99.9 million. Following this, he took on another equally important role in the sport.

Brandon Roy and his transition to a basketball coach 

You cannot take the sport of a player even if he is not able to play it himself. Something similar was the case with Roy. Following the sudden end of his playing career, he chose a coaching career. He joined the Nathan Hale High School as the coach of the men’s basketball team in 2016. In a conversation with Slam, Roy opened up about what inspired him to join the coaching role. 

“For me, I wanted to coach about a year ago but I didn’t want to commit to it. And then I finally had to tell myself—when you stop committing to things like I did for four years, it’s hard to get back into it—I said, Brandon, you have to get back into the real world. You gotta commit to this and be there everyday for these kids. And then in the spring I finally said I’m ready to do this. And I knew it would be a journey but it’s one I’m enjoying being on,” Roy said.

Much later, he took his rich experience and talent to the Garfield High School team in 2017. He won three WIAA 3A State Championships during his time with the team. After the exit of Michael Porter Jr., Jontay Porter, and P. J. Fuller, the basketball star, was named the head coach of Garfield High School’s boys’ basketball team. 

After winning two championships, he stepped down as head coach during the 2018–19 season. While he returned in 2019 and Roy left again after returning in 2022. He led the team to another championship in 2023. He was also named the Naismith National High School Coach of the Year. Throughout his playing and coaching career, Roy has amassed a net worth of $35 million. His net worth will continue to be boosted by his coaching career.