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May 22, 2015
4:41:06pm

byubyu

What do you mean, no taxes? Are you saying the America players who play

over there pay no taxes to any state or country off of their earnings?

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byubyu

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How does an overseas pro basketball contract compare with the US? 1/2, 1/3, 1/10

boiseman92

5/22/15 7:07am

I spoke to Jaycee Carroll a couple years ago

5/22/15 7:13am

probably true of someone like him but not true of the star players

fulano

5/22/15 7:35am

What about Jimmer?

HighHorse

5/22/15 7:37am

Jimmer is much more likely to sign a relatively fat contract in Europe compared

fulano

5/22/15 8:01am

Wrong. Look at what his minimum would be in the NBA.

byubyu

5/22/15 9:02am

His minimum will be Zero

fulano

5/22/15 9:10am

So do you think Jimmer can make 1.5 Mil in the NBA?

slatecoug

5/22/15 9:11am

Wrong. Jimmer will get Zero in the NBA.

5/22/15 9:16am

That's because he would make $0 in the NBA.

byubyu

5/22/15 8:07am

Much less except for a few clubs

BlueFrog

5/22/15 7:37am

RE: Much less except for a few clubs

blucoug18

5/22/15 8:02am

The club that Brandon Davies plays on spent 1.4 million total this yr on salary

BlueFrog

5/22/15 7:46am

I believe most of them express their salary figure as an after-tax figure as

hansel

5/22/15 8:00am

The basketball teams do that as well.

CougsOrDeath

5/22/15 8:34am

it's not really close. paul shirley wrote a book a few years ago where he talks

macaroni

5/22/15 8:29am

Taxes???

THE KlD

5/22/15 9:11am

They don't pay any taxes.

slatecoug

5/22/15 9:13am

You know those salaries are in Euros right?

slatecoug

5/22/15 9:12am

The euro trades about even with the USD. Currently 1.10=$1.0

BlueFrog

5/22/15 9:25am

An extra 10% is not about even, plus no taxes.

slatecoug

5/22/15 3:47pm

What do you mean, no taxes? Are you saying the America players who play

byubyu

5/22/15 4:41pm

The released/announced amounts in Europe are after tax figures. Teams pay taxes.

CougsOrDeath

5/22/15 5:05pm

I just got back from Europe a few hours ago. $1.18 to 1 Euro

JamesDean

5/22/15 7:43pm

That list is at least 5 years out of date.

CougsOrDeath

5/22/15 9:25am

good stuff. thanks. i would still submit that when you see that the highest paid

macaroni

5/22/15 9:43am

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