The National Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation is considered as the world’s most prestigious league for basketball players as it features the world’s best and most popular basketball stars in one league.
For the 2013-2014 NBA Season, some of the famous international players received huge amount of salaries, we have listed the top money makers in the NBA in the list below.
Since the year 1946, the National Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation (NBA) hired the first international player identifed as Henry Biasatti, an Italian-born player but raised in Canada.
After sixty-eight years of the NBA, during the 2013-2014 season, the league opened with a record of 92 international players on NBA rosters, more than 20% of the league. Among this 92 NBA players five of them made it to the list of highest-paid foreign players this season.
Here’s the List of the Top Five Highest Paid International NBA Players:
1. Dirk Nowitzki, Germany
- Team: Dallas Mavericks
- Salary: $22,721,381
2. Pau Gasol, Spain
- Team: Los Angeles Lakers
- Salary: $19,285,850
3. Marc Gasol, Spain
- Team: Memphis Grizzlies
- Salary: $14,860,523
4. Luol Deng, born in Sudan and later immigrated to the U.K.
- Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
- Salary: $14,275,000
5. Andrew Bogut, Australia
- Team: Golden State Warriors
- Salary: $14,000,000