How Junior Bridgeman Turned $350K Into $600 Million

Bridgeman was a player in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and played in the league for 12 years. He had a decent career and even had his number two jersey retired by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988.

Bridgeman was originally drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers, but immediately traded to the Bucks in the huge Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade. Bridgeman came off the bench for most of his career, but in that time scored 11,517 total points and had 9 consecutive seasons in which he averaged double figures.

Bridgeman was no superstar, but his career averages weren’t bad. He was able to average 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game in his career.