Many NBA fans might be aware that Sonny Vaccaro played a role in the success found by Michael Jordan at Nike. As we all know, the Chicago Bulls legend manage to amass a fortune via his endorsement deals and signature shoe lines with Nike. In fact, he is the only player who was able to start a brand of his own called the Jordan Brand.

Sonny was the man inside Nike who made Michael Jordan’s deals come through. Therefore, one might assume that he was able to earn a substantial amount of money for “finding” Jordan. Especially since MJ’s iconic brand has played a huge role in Nikle’s success. With that being said, let us take a closer look at his net worth and find out more.

To those who do not know, Sonny was the man inside Nike who believed that Michael Jordan’s influence would benefit their shoe sales greatly. When the former CEO Phil Knight shared that he was unsure if the profits from sales were sustainable, it was Vacarro who found a way to convince Knight to retain Jordan.

There is no denying that helping bring in Michael Jordan helped boost Vacarro’s financial standing greatly. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Vaccaro has a net worth of around $5 million. He was able to earn his money through his carer as a sports marketing executive and other business ventures.

It might interest fans to find out that Sonny Vacarro didn’t spend his entire professional career with Nike. He left and moved on to other sports companies such as Adidas and Rebook. That’s not all, Vaccaro even founded a basketball camp called ABCD camp for high school-level standout basketball players.

Vacarro currently lives in Santa Monica and once even got into trouble with the law after the FBI investigated him for corporate espionage. However, he wasn’t convinced of any such crime. We are sure that he is able to live a comfortable life with his impressive net worth. After all, being the middleman between Michael Jordan and Nike would undoubtedly have certain benefits.