The best Bulgarian basketball player Alexander Vezenkov topped the ranking for the highest salaries of players in the Euroleague, BTA reports. Greek Olympiakos player Vezenkov boasts the most lucrative contract on the Old Continent at the moment and is at the top of the ranking on the specialist site eurohoops.net, compiled without deducting local taxes in the respective countries.
The 2022/2023 EuroLeague MVP returned from the NBA with one of the best contracts in EuroLeague history, guaranteeing him nearly the same net salary he would have received had he remained in the NBA.< /p>
The Bulgarian will be paid $4.1 million per season after returning to his former club, according to eurohoops.net. Tonight, Alexander Vezenkov and his teammates from Olympiakos take on Peristeri in the second semi-final of the Greek Super Cup tournament in Rhodes. The first semi-final pits Panathinaikos and Aris against each other.
Top 10 highest salaries in the Euroleague:
1. Alexander Vezenkov (Olympiakos) – 4.1 million dollars
2. Shane Larkin (Anadolu Efes) – 3.75
3. Mike James (Monaco) – 3
4. Kostas Sloukas (Panathinaikos) – 2.8
5. Walter Tavares (Real Madrid) – 2.7
6. Kevin Punter (Barcelona) – 2.6
7-8. Kendrick Nunn (Panathinaikos) and Nikola Mirotic (Armani Olympia Milano) – 2.5
9. Darius Thompson (Anadolu Efes) – 2.3
10-13. Evan Fournier (Olympiacos), Nigel Hayes-Davies (Fenerbahçe), Willy Hernangomez (Barcelona) and Vincent Poirier (Anadolu Efes) – 2.2