Rank | Player | From | To | Fee (M €) | Fee (M $) | Year | Notes | |
1 | Yao Ming | Shanghai Sharks | CBA | €12.9 | $15[citation needed] | 2002 | | |
2 | Dino Radja | Boston Celtics | Panathinaikos | €8.5 | $10 | 1997 | Panathnaikos paid Celtics 2,5 billion in former Greek drachma | |
3 | Stefano Rusconi | Pallacanestro Varese | Benetton Treviso | €7.6 | $15 | 1991 | 20 billion in former Italian lira (15 million cash plus two players: Dan Gay and Savio) or 1250 million in former Spanish peseta. | |
4 | Andrea Niccolai | BingoSNAI Montecatini | Virtus Roma | €6 | $12 | 1991 | 16 billion in former Italian lira or 1100 million in former Spanish peseta | |
5 | Facundo Campazzo | Real Madrid | Denver Nuggets | €5.25 | $6 | 2020 | Nuggets officially paid $750k and Campazzo the rest through his contract[1] | |
6 | Carlton Myers | Basket Rimini | Fortitudo Bologna | €4.5 | $7.5 | 1995 | 12 billion in former Italian lira | |
7 | Riccardo Pittis | Olimpia Milano | Benetton Treviso | €4.5 | $8.1 | 1993 | 12 billion in former Italian lira | |
8 | Riccardo Morandotti | Berloni Torino | Scaligera Basket Verona | €4 | $9 | 1990 | 10 billion in former Italian lira | |
9 | Paolo Moretti | Scaligera Basket Verona | Virtus Bologna | €3.8 | $8 | 1992 | 9 billion in former Italian lira | |
10 | Ricky Rubio | Joventut Badalona | FC Barcelona | €3.7[2] | $5.1 | 2009 | | |
11 | Ferdinando Gentile | Juvecaserta Basket | Stefanel Trieste | €3.3 | $5.4 | 1993 | 8 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Dominique Wilkins | Boston Celtics | Panathinaikos | €3.3 | $3.6[3] | 1995 | |
12 | Davide Bonora | Scaligera Basket Verona | Benetton Treviso | €3.3 | $5 | 1995 | 8 billion in former Italian lira | |
13 | Antonello Riva | Pallacanestro Cantù | Olimpia Milano | €3.1 | $5.7 | 1989 | 7.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
14 | Carlton Myers | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | Basket Rimini | €3.1 | $4.7 | 1994 | 7.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
15 | Alessandro Fantozzi | Basket Livorno | Virtus Roma | €3.1 | $6.25 | 1991 | 7.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
16 | Gianluca Basile | Pallacanestro Reggiana | Fortitudo Bologna | €3.1 | $3.9 | 1999 | 7.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
17 | Milan Gurovic | Peristeri | FC Barcelona | €3 | $1.8 | 1998 | 600 million in Greek drachma or 500 million in former Spanish peseta | |
18 | Nenad Krstić | Triumph Lyubertsy | Oklahoma City Thunder | €3 | $3.7 | 2008 | Thunder officially $500k and the rest $2,5m paid by Scola through his contract | |
19 | Sergio Rodriguez | Real Madrid | Philadelphia 76ers | €3 | $3.3 | 2016 | | |
20 | Darko Milicic | Hemofarm | Detroit Pistons | €2.6[4] | $3 | 2003 | | |
21 | Nikola Mirotić | Real Madrid | Chicago Bulls | €2.5 | $3.25 | 2014 | | |
- | Donato Avenia | Viola Reggio Calabria | Virtus Roma | €2.5 | $5.4 | 1990 | 6 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Stefano Attruia | Pallacanestro Pavia | Virtus Roma | €2.5 | $5.4 | 1990 | 6 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Flavio Carera | Libertas Liburnia Basket Livorno | Virtus Bologna | €2.5 | $5.4 | 1992 | 6 billion in former Italian lira (4 billion plus Leonardo Conti) | |
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27 | Toni Kukoc | Benneton Treviso | Chicago Bulls | €2.35 | $2.5[5] | 1993 | The reease fee was paid by Kukoc | |
27 | Pau Gasol | FC Barcelona | Memphis Grizzlies | €2.3 | $2.5 | 2001 | $2,15 million was paid by his agent and rest $350k by Grizzlies | |
- | Luis Scola | Tau | Houston Rockets | €2.3 | $3.2 | 2007 | Rockets officially $500k and the rest $2,7m paid by Scola through his contract[citation needed] | |
27 | Maciej Lampe | Real Madrid | New York Knicks | €2.2 | $2 | 2003 | $350k was paid by the Knicks | |
- | Mirza Teletović | Saski Baskonia | Brooklyn Nets | €2.2[6] | $2.8 | 2012 | Majority of the amount was paid by the player himself | |
29 | Hugo Sconochini | Viola Reggio Calabria | Olimpia Milano | €2 | $3.7 | 1993 | 5.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Šarūnas Jasikevičius | Golden State Warriors | Panathinaikos Athens | €2 | $2.7 | 2007 | | |
- | Mario Hezonja | FC Barcelona | Orlando Magic | €2[7] | $2.2 | 2015 | | |
- | Victor Claver | Valencia Basket | FC Barcelona | €2 | $2.2 | 2016 | | |
- | Alex Abrines | FC Barcelona | Oklahoma City Thunder | €2 | $2.2 | 2016 | | |
- | Tomáš Satoranský | FC Barcelona | Washington Wizards | €2 | $2.3 | 2016 | | |
35 | Toni Kukoc | KK Split | Benneton Treviso | €1.9 | $2[8] | 1991 | The 6-year contract of $4.25m per annum made Kukoc the highest-paid basketball player in the world above Patrick Ewing. | |
36 | Thodoris Papaloukas | CSKA Moscow | Olympiacos | €1.8[9] | $2.8 | 2008 | | |
- | Raül López | Joventut Badalona | Real Madrid | €1.8 | $1.9 | 2000 | 275 million in former Spanish peseta | |
- | Davide Pessina | Pallacanestro Cantù | Olimpia Milano | €1.8 | $3.6 | 1991 | 5 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Nino Pellacani | Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino | Benetton Treviso | €1.8 | $3.6 | 1991 | 5 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Brad Oleson | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | Real Madrid | €1.8 | $2.5 | 2009 | | |
- | Carlos Jiménez | CB Estudiantes | Baloncesto Málaga | €1.8 | $2.3 | 2006 | | |
39 | Jorge Garbajosa | Baloncesto Málaga | Toronto Raptors | €1.7 | $2.25 | 2006 | Majority of the fee was paid by the player and his agent | |
40 | Alberto Herreros | CB Estudiantes | Real Madrid | €1.5 | $1.6 | 2001 | 350 million in former Spanish peseta or 500 million in Greek drachma | |
- | Kostas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos | FC Barcelona | €1.5 | $2 | 2013 | 400 million in Greek drachma | |
- | Juan Carlos Navarro | Memphis Grizzlies | FC Barcelona | €1.5 | $2.3 | 2008 | | |
- | Goran Dragic | Saski Baskonia | Phoenix Suns | €1.5 | $2.3 | 2008 | Suns officially paid $500k and Dragic the rest through his contract | |
- | Felipe Reyes | CB Estudiantes | Real Madrid | €1.5 | $1.8 | 2004 | | |
- | Iñaki de Miguel | CB Estudiantes | Olympiacos] | €1.5 | $1.6 | 1999 | 252 million in former Spanish peseta or 400 million in former Greek drachma | |
44 | Ricky Rubio | FC Barcelona | Minnesota Timberwolves | €1.4 | $1.9 | 2011 | | |
- | Gregor Fucka | Olimpia Milano | Fortitudo Bologna | €1.4 | $1.7 | 1997 | 3.5 billion in former Italian lira | |
46 | Milos Teodosic | Zeleznik | Olympiacos | €1.3 | $1.7 | 2007 | | |
- | Thodoris Papaloukas | Panionios | Olympiacos | €1.3 | $1.4 | 2001 | | |
- | Bogdan Bogdanovic | KK Partizan | Fenerbahce | €1.3 | $1.7 | 2014 | | |
- | Milos Teodosic | Olympiacos | CSKA Moscow | €1.3 | $1.8 | 2011 | | |
- | Bo McCalebb | Siena | Fenerbahce | €1.3 | $1.6 | 2012 | | |
49 | Patrick Beverley | Spartak St Petersburg | Houston Rockets | €1.2 | $1.6 | 2013 | Rockets officially paid $250k and the rest $1.35m paid by Beverley through his contract[10] | |
- | José Antonio Paraíso | Caceres | Valencia Pamesa | €1.2 | $1.25 | 2001 | 275 million in former Spanish peseta | |
- | Andrea Meneghin | Pallacanestro Varese | Climamio Bologna | €1.2 | $1.5 | 2000 | 3 billion in former Italian lira | |
- | Dario Saric | KK Cibona | Efes Pilsen | €1.2[11] | $1.5 | 2014 | | |
- | Nemanja Bjelica | Fenerbahçe | Minnesota Timberwolves | €1.2 | $1.5 | 2015 | | |
- | Pablo Prigioni | Tau | Real Madrid | €1.2 | $1.7 | 2009 | | |
- | Drazen Petrovic | Real Madrid] | Portland Trail Blazers | €1.1 | $1.15[12] | 1989 | Blazers paid the fee and also agreed to play two exhibition games in Spain. | |