Victor Wembanyama, the prodigy of French basketball who should be drafted in n ° 1 on June 22 in the NBA, will receive a nice salary by joining the United States.
Victor Wembanyama will take charge of the NBA in a few weeks. All that remains is to officially know which franchise he will join. Announced as the first pick in the draft on June 22, the Frenchman is expected to join the San Antonio Spurs. And with a nice paycheck.
According to different sources like Sportrac and basketball.realgm, the base salary for the first year of his contract will be 9,983,300 dollars (9,229,597 euros) for the first year. All this without counting the advertising contracts which will bring him a nice sum of money.
Note that the total amount of the contract that the 19-year-old interior could sign, if he is drafted in first position, would be a total amount of 54.9 million dollars (50.7 million euros) out of 4 years.
At present, in Boulogne-Levallois, “Wemby” would receive, according to estimates, a salary between 15,000 and 20,000 euros monthly, excluding advertising contracts.
here are the top 5 salaries in the NBA for the 2022-2023 season:
1. Stephen Curry: 48,070,014 dollars (i.e. 44,429,905 euros)
2. John Wall: 47,345,760 dollars (i.e. 43,758,766 euros)
3. Russell Westbrook: 47,080,179 dollars (i.e. 43,513,306 euros)
4. LeBron James: 44,474,988 dollars (41,105,489 euros)
5. Kevin Durant: 44,119,845 dollars (i.e. 40,776,759 euros)
