List of most expensive basketball transfers

The following is a list of most expensive basketball transfers, which presents the 20 highest fees ever paid for players as of the end of the summer of 2015.

The list contains a few transfers which broke the world transfer record: those of Antonello Riva, Stefano Rusconi, Dino Radja, Dino Meneghin, all broke the record, signing for Italian clubs and a Greek club. The list also features two players who, at the time of the transfer, broke the national record for the club they were signing for: Ricky Rubio and Milan Gurovic.

Highest fees

Most high-value transfers involve clubs in the Eurozone. The order in this table is based on the transfer amount in euros. Due to exchange rate fluctuations the order is different in former Italian lira, which is also shown in the table.

As of 1 November 2015;
  Fee broke the world football transfer record at the time of the transfer
  Fee broke the national club record
  Fee broke the record for a South American player
  Fee broke the record for an African player
  Fee broke the record for a teenager
Rank Player From To Fee
(M €)		 Fee
(M ₤)		 Year
1 Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks CBA €12.9 2002
2 Dino Radja Boston Celtics Panathinaikos €8.5 1997
3 Stefano Rusconi Pallacanestro Varese Benetton Treviso €7.6 ₤20 1991
4 Andrea Niccolai BingoSNAI Montecatini Virtus Roma €6 ₤16 1991
5 Carlton Myers Basket Rimini Fortitudo Bologna €4.56 ₤12 1995
6 Riccardo Pittis Olimpia Milano Benetton Treviso €4.5 ₤12 1993
7 Riccardo Morandotti Berloni Torino Scaligera Basket Verona €4 ₤10 1990
8 Paolo Moretti Scaligera Basket Verona Virtus Bologna €3.8 ₤9 1992
9 Ricky Rubio DKV Joventut Badalona FC Barcelona €3.7 2009
10 Ferdinando Gentile Juvecaserta Basket Stefanel Trieste €3.3 ₤8 1993
10 Davide Bonora Scaligera Basket Verona Benetton Treviso €3.3 ₤8 1995
11 Antonello Riva Pallacanestro Cantù Olimpia Milano €3.1 ₤7.5 1989
12 Carlton Myers Victoria Libertas Pesaro Basket Rimini €3.1 ₤7.5 1994
13 Alessandro Fantozzi Basket Livorno Virtus Roma €3.1 ₤7.5 1991
14 Gianluca Basile Pallacanestro Reggiana Fortitudo Bologna €3.1 ₤7.5 1999
15 Milan Gurovic Peristeri FC Barcelona €3 1998
16 Nenad Krstić Triumph Lyubertsy Oklahoma City Thunder €3 2008
16 Sergio Rodriguez Real Madrid Philadelphia 76ers €3 2016
18 Nikola Mirotić Real Madrid Chicago Bulls €2.5 2014
19 Mirza Teletović Saski Baskonia Brooklyn Nets €2.2 2012
20 Šarūnas Jasikevičius Golden State Warriors Panathinaikos Athens €2 2007
21 Mario Hezonja FC Barcelona Orlando Magic €2 2015
22 Victor Claver Valencia Basket FC Barcelona €2 2016
22 Alex Abrines FC Barcelona Oklahoma City Thunder €2 2016

See also
  • List of most expensive American soccer transfers
  • List of most expensive association football transfers
  • List of most expensive Australian rules football transfers
  • List of most expensive Baseball transfers
  • List of most expensive Cricket transfers
  • List of most expensive Ice hockey transfers
  • List of most expensive rugby league transfers
  • List of most expensive rugby union transfers

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