the range is enormous. not to mention there are different levels within the same country. and of course, you gotta love when some of these euro teams just flat out bounce paychecks to their players sometimes. most leagues pay enough to make it worthwhile for guys in their 20s to play basketball for a 5 or 6 years longer while putting off the real world and real work for as long as possible.
The very top players only make between one or two million. Should be noted they don't play as many games as the NBA though.
As Prodigy notes there are tons of teams in Europe and generally only a few in each league have any real money. If you don't play on one of the better teams in your league you're not going to be making much.
As Prodigy notes there are tons of teams in Europe and generally only a few in each league have any real money. If you don't play on one of the better teams in your league you're not going to be making much.
From what I have heard first hand from a few players that used to play over there, if you play in a country that has a good reputation of paying their players on a consistent basis you will be making close to $75,000 for just an average level player, and it goes up from there depending on the team you are on. If you go to smaller countries in Europe, and pretty much everywhere else (Asia, South America, Australia), you will be lucky to make half of that. It all depends on whether or not you have an agent that can get you places.
