Highest Paid Players In Europe 2012-13 Season

[Euroleague]

Here is the list of the best paid basketball players in Europe (Euroleague and Eurocup clubs) during the 2012-2013 season.

The salaries are listed in both the way European clubs figure it (salary after all player fees, expenses, and taxes and in euros averaged out for the year), and in the way American basketball agents figure it, in the NBA salary equivalent (before player taxes, agent fees, union fees, league retirement fund fees, and in US dollars).

The list is of all the players in Europe that earned at least a $3 million NBA salary equivalent during the 2012-13 season.


Highest Paid Basketball Players in Europe 2012-13 season:


1. Erazem Lorbek - €3.0 million euros net ($7.8 million NBA salary)

2. Rudy Fernandez - €3.0 million euros net ($7.8 million NBA salary)

3. Nenad Krstic - €3.0 million euros net ($7.8 million NBA salary)

4. Jordan Farmar - €2.7 million euros net ($7 million NBA salary)

5. Vassilis Spanoulis - €2.5 million euros net ($6.7 million NBA salary)

6. Juan Carlos Navarro - €2.5 million euros net ($6.7 million NBA salary)

7. Dimitris Diamantidis - €2.0 million euros net ($5.2 million NBA salary)

8. Milos Teodosic - €1.9 million euros net ($4.9 million NBA salary)

9. Sasha Vujacic - €1.9 million euros net ($4.9 million NBA salary)

10. Zoran Planinic - €1.8 million euros net ($4.7 million NBA salary)

11. Marcelinho Huertas - €1.8 million euros net ($4.7 million NBA salary)

12. Fernando San Emeterio - €1.8 million euros net ($4.7 million NBA salary)

13. Sergio Rodriguez - €1.7 million euros net ($4.4 million NBA salary)

14. Victor Khryapa - €1.6 million euros net ($4.2 million NBA salary)

15. Sergey Monya - €1.6 million euros net ($4.2 million NBA salary)

16. Ioannis Bourousis - €1.5 million euros net ($3.9 million NBA salary)

17. Antonis Fotsis - €1.5 million euros net ($3.9 million NBA salary)

18. Sergey Bykov - €1.5 million euros net ($3.9 million NBA salary)

19. Bo McCalebb - €1.5 million euros net ($3.9 million NBA salary)

20. Romain Sato - €1.4 million euros net ($3.6 million NBA salary)

21. Nemanja Bjelica - €1.4 million euros net ($3.6 million NBA salary)

22. Fran Vazquez - €1.4 million euros net ($3.6 million NBA salary)

23. Loukas Mavrokefalidis - €1.35 million euros net ($3.5 million NBA salary)

24. Richard Hendrix - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

25. Brad Oleson - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

26. Felipe Reyes - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

27. Stanko Barac - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

28. Esteban Batista - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

29. Ante Tomic - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

30. Drew Nicholas - €1.3 million euros net ($3.4 million NBA salary)

31. Sergio Llull - €1.2 million euros net ($3.1 million NBA salary)

32. Andres Nocioni - €1.2 million euros net ($3.1 million NBA salary)

33. Nick Calathes - €1.2 million euros net ($3.1 million NBA salary)

34. Kostas Kaimakoglou - €1.2 million euros net ($3.1 million NBA salary)

35. Pete Mickeal - €1.2 million euros net ($3.1 million NBA salary)

36. Semih Erden - €1.15 million euros net ($3.0 million NBA salary)

37. Keith Langford - €1.15 million euros net ($3.0 million NBA salary)

38. David Andersen - €1.15 million euros net ($3.0 million NBA salary)

39. Henry Domercant - €1.15 million euros net ($3.0 million NBA salary)

40. David Hawkins - €1.15 million euros net ($3.0 million NBA salary)

[peejay89]

Wrong forum, no one cares

[Clutch]

Look at all NBA scrubs on that list :oldlol:

[CavaliersFTW]

Look at all NBA scrubs on that list :oldlol:
Euroleague is desperate for American talent. They'd offer Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson max contracts if only to expose their rosters to a higher level of basketball.

[B4llin]

Farmar Lmao

[(e)]

Jordan Farmer huh? Lol

Keith Langford made 3 million? Wow!

[leopoldstotch]

Nocioni is still playing?

[imdaman99]

damn, farmar is a 10 milli dollar man :eek:

[MavsSuperFan]

lol honestly if you are a Jordan Farmar level player, why not go to Euroleague and make dat cheddar.

[Segatti]

Jordan Freakin' Farmar :lol :bowdown:

[strifed169]

lol honestly if you are a Jordan Farmar level player, why not go to Euroleague and make dat cheddar.

I've wondered this as well, a guy like Chandler Parsons would easily be the Michael Jordan of their league

[Euroleague]

The highest paid players in European club basketball in the Euroleague / Eurocup in the 2013-2014 season (players making €1 million euros net income or more in a season).


Salaries are listed in euros and in base NET INCOME. The NBA equivalent salaries are also listed.



1. Nenad Krstic - CSKA - €3 million euros net income ($8 million NBA salary equivalent)

2. Victor Khryapa - CSKA - €3 million euros net income ($8 million NBA salary equivalent)

3. Erazem Lorbek - Barcelona - €3 million euros net income ($8 million NBA salary equivalent)

4. Rudy Fernandez - Real Madrid - €3 million euros net income ($8 million NBA salary equivalent)

5. Vassilis Spanoulis - Olympiacos - €2.5 million euros net income ($6.7 million NBA salary equivalent)

6. Juan Carlos Navarro - Barcelona - €2.5 million euros net income ($6.7 million NBA salary equivalent)

7. Semih Erden - Efes - €2.5 million euros net income ($6.7 million NBA salary equivalent)

8. Sonny Weems - CSKA - €2.2 million euros net income ($5.9 million NBA salary equivalent)

9. Milos Teodosic - CSKA - €1.9 million euros net income ($5.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

10. Vitaly Fridzon - CSKA - €1.9 million euros net income ($5.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

11. Marcelinho Huertas - Barcelona - €1.9 million euros net income ($5.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

12. Dimitris Diamantidis - Panathinaikos - €1.8 million euros net income ($4.9 million NBA salary equivalent)

13. Ante Tomic - Barcelona - €1.8 million euros net income ($4.9 million NBA salary equivalent)

14. Kostas Papanikolaou - Barcelona - €​​1.8 million euros net income ($4.9 million NBA salary equivalent)

15. Fernando San Emeterio - Baskonia - €1.8 million euros net income ($4.9 million NBA salary equivalent)

16. Brad Oleson - Barcelona - €1.7 million euros net income ($4.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

17. Jeremy Pargo - CSKA - €1.7 million euros net income ($4.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

18. Linas Kleiza - Fenerbahce - €1.65 million euros net income ($4.5 million NBA salary equivalent)

19. Zoran Erceg - Galatasaray - €1.6 million euros net income ($4.4 million NBA salary equivalent)

20. Sergey Bykov - Lokomotiv Kuban - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

21. Bo McCalebb - Fenerbahce - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

22. Carlos Arroyo - Galatasaray - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

23. Zoran Planinic - Efes - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

24. Sergey Monya - Khimki - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

25. Maciej Lampe - Barcelona - €​​1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

26. Dusko Savanovic - Efes - €1.5 million euros net income ($4.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

27. Stanko Barac - Efes - €​​1.4 million euros net income ($3.8 million NBA salary equivalent)

28. Nemanja Bjelica - Fenerbahce - €1.4 million euros net income ($3.8 million NBA salary equivalent)

29. Sergio Rodriguez - Real Madrid - €1.3 million euros net income ($3.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

30. Richard Hendrix - Lokomotiv Kuban - €1.3 million euros net income ($3.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

31. Derrick Brown - Lokomotiv Kuban - €1.3 million euros net income ($3.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

32. Marcus Williams - Lokomotiv Kuban - €1.3 million euros net income ($3.6 million NBA salary equivalent)

33. Kyle Hines - CSKA - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

34. Aaron Jackson - CSKA - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

35. Nathan Jawai - Galatasaray - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

36. Kresimir Loncar - Khimki - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

37. Andres Nocioni - Baskonia - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

38. Kostas Kaimakoglou - UNICS - €1.2 million euros net income ($3.3 million NBA salary equivalent)

39. Keith Langford - Olimpia Milano - €1.15 million euros net income ($3.2 million NBA salary equivalent)

40. Chuck Eidson - UNICS - €1.1 million euros net income ($3.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

41. Sasha Kaun - CSKA - €1.1 million euros net income ($3.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

42. Sergio Llull - Real Madrid - €1.1 million euros net income ($3.1 million NBA salary equivalent)

43. Fran Vazquez - M

[mugiwara]

Everyone is making fun of farmar but how do other lakers role players fare in Kobes shadow, i love kobe but cmon now. Famar was talented.. ish, i remember hearing he had a higher vert then shannon brown.