For the 2025-26 season, EuroLeague salaries have reached unprecedented levels, with nine out of the top ten contracts above the $3M net mark. Vasilije Micic of Hapoel Tel Aviv leads with $5.6M, followed by Kendrick Nunn (Panathinaikos, $5.3M) and Sasha Vezenkov (Olympiacos, $4.1M).<\/p>\n
Here is the full Top 10 list:<\/p>\n
Vasilije Micic $5.6M (Hapoel Tel Aviv)<\/strong> \u2013 Secured the richest deal in Europe, with complex clauses and even club shares, totaling \u20ac14M net over three years.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kendrick Nunn $5.3M (Panathinaikos)<\/strong> \u2013 His extension made him Europe\u2019s highest-paid player before Micic\u2019s deal, convincing him to stay away from the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Sasha Vezenkov $4.1M (Olympiacos)<\/strong> \u2013 In the second year of his contract with Olympiacos, he earns similar money to what he left behind in the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Shane Larkin $3.75M (Anadolu Efes)<\/strong> \u2013 A cornerstone for Efes, long among the top earners, secured until 2028 and still near the top of the salary chart.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Dzanan Musa $3.5M (Dubai BC)<\/strong> \u2013 Nearly doubled his Real Madrid salary by moving to Dubai, benefiting from the tax-free system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Evan Fournier $3.2M (Olympiacos)<\/strong> \u2013 The former NBA guard landed a contract reflecting his status, well above last season\u2019s $2.2M net.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mathias Lessort $3.2M (Panathinaikos)<\/strong> \u2013 Rewarded with an extension after winning the EuroLeague title, entering the Top 10 for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kostas Sloukas $3.1M (Panathinaikos)<\/strong> \u2013 In the final year of his contract, he received a major raise, becoming the second-highest paid Greek player ever.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Mike James $3M (Monaco)<\/strong> \u2013 Still on the list, although the same contract last year ranked him third. U.S. tax obligations remain a factor. What stands out is the absence of Italians: neither Olimpia Milano nor Virtus Bologna have a player among the ten richest contracts in Europe, highlighting a widening gap with the continent\u2019s biggest spenders.<\/p>\n Source: Eurohoops<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For the 2025-26 season, EuroLeague salaries have reached unprecedented levels, with nine out of the top ten contracts above the $3M net mark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":461228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_spbk_hide_featured":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-461234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-euroleague"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/EuroLeague-piu-pagati.png","digistream_id":0,"digistream":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461234"},{"taxonomy":"rumors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rumors?post=461234"},{"taxonomy":"typology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/typology?post=461234"},{"taxonomy":"posizionamento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posizionamento?post=461234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
10-11. Walter Tavares $2.7M (Real Madrid)<\/strong> \u2013 The only player from Spanish clubs, affected by the country\u2019s heavy taxation.
10-11. Elijah Bryant $2.7M (Hapoel Tel Aviv)<\/strong> \u2013 After a standout season with Efes, he signed the biggest contract of his career, boosting Hapoel among the top spenders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n