By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
According to a list published by HoopsHype, Marc Gasol earns more than any other European player in the NBA right now. The Memphis Grizzlies center is actually 11th in the overall list with the salaries of the players that are part of the best championship in the World.
Second after the international Spaniard, comes Turkish player, and center as well, Enes Kanter of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who is 21st in the general list. Here is the Top 20 of the most highly paid Europeans in the NBA. It is worth noticing that names, status or history of each player, has nothing to do with the amount of his salary.
1. Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies – 19.6 m.)
2. Enes Kanter (Oklahoma City Thunder – 16.4 m.)
3. Goran Dragic (Miami Heat – 14.7 m.
4. Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs 13.4 m.)
5. Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls 13.4 m.)
6. Ricky Rubio (Minessota Timberwolves 12.7 m.)
7. Serge Ibaka (Oklahoma City Thunder 12.25 m.)
8. Nikola Pekovic (Minessota Timberwolves 12.1 m.)
9. Nicolas Batum (Charlotte Hornets 11.8 m.)
10. Danilo Galinari (Denver Nuggets 11.5 m.)
11. Nikola Vucevic (Orlango Magic 11.2 m.)
12. Marcin Gortat (Washington Wizards 11.2 m.)
13. Luol Deng (Miami Heat 10.5 m.)
14. Omer Asik (New Orleans Pelicans 9.2 m.)
15. Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Maverics 8.3 m.)
16. Ersan Ilyasova (Detroit Pistons 7.9 m.)
17. Kostas Koufos (Sacramento Kings 7.7 m.)
18. Boris Diaw (San Antonio Spurs 7.5 m.)
19. Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls 7.4 m.)
20. Jose Calderon (New York Knicks 7.4 m.)