How much MONEY can you make playing PRO BASKETBALL OVERSEAS? (HONEST TRUTH)

It's the most common question I get: "how much money do you make playing pro basketball overseas?" Well, I'm here to break it down for you. We will cover rookie salary expectations, overseas basketball leagues, structure, and financials, and finally end with a my big SALARY REVEAL. I hope this video educates those of you hoping to play overseas pro basketball as well as those of you who are just curious about the life. I appreciate each and everyone of you guys who have been supporting, lets keep going!

[@byltraining]

Playing for Benfica in Portugal he probably makes in between 5k-12k per month. I played ten years in Europe and this is a very good breakdown of European basketball.

[@p0laris789]

As a high school sophomore next year who’s trying to make varsity what do you recommend I do to get better?

[@silvabkf3316]

Hey man, I saw you play in your last game, against Vitoria de Guiamarães, I just wanted to say thank you, and say that it was incredible to see you play, I was one of the boys who was cleaning the field, you probably don't remember me, and I don't judge you for that hahah but I said hello to you at the end of the game. Just to say I loved watching you play, I would have liked to ask you for your jersey, but I was embarrassed

[@markovulkan2223]

Pretty sure they dont change jerseys every game and tend to wash them

[@word-is-bondboxing890]

He cant just give his jersey to anybody that asks for it. Dude is making money but not that type of money.

[@ByAnyMeansBasketball]

Incredible video bro, summed up everything super well!

[@toti259]

Yessir, how was Iceland?

[@PeteBuchwald]

Thanks for posting this Trey. I have some college students that wonder about playing overseas, what it's like. I've been pointing them to your channel. I'm a friend of your dad's, my family and his grew up together. So it 's fun to see what you're up to! Good for you!

[@jonathanmillner]

Professional in an obscure place like... Guatemala at $40k/year is not a horrible prospect. One thing that is often not taken into account here is cost of living. If the average Guatemalan is making $8k/year, and you're making $40k/year, are you going to feel poor? No... you're living an upper class Guatemalan life. And... the pay in leagues across the world is doubling over 10 years and is likely only going to continue. If a person was 40 years old, having played a nice long 20 year career dominating in Guatemala, earning from $40k-160k/year, did they screw it all up? That person would likely be a millionaire. And a million bucks goes a long way in a place like Guatemala... And you'd be like 40 years old. I can think of worse career paths. Any league up from that is booku money.

[@mikoaj5939]

started watching you when u were in ostrow and it's amazing how quality of videos improved, keep going

[@double_r24]

Tuning in from the WWU days! Always rooting for you Trey.

[@moretothegame]

Dope video man! Overseas Basketball Gang 🤙🏾

[@mattm.2591]

A few comments ... As a basketball fan, I definitely enjoy watching EuroLeague and European basketball in general over the NBA because of many of the reasons that you stated. I attended this season's Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe rivalry game, and it was an absolutely incredible experience, easily one of the most amazing basketball-attending experiences of my life. (I've attended so many basketball games, most in the U.S.) Players can oftentimes move teams so often. Like David McCormack. He played his rookie season in 2022-23 with Beşiktaş but then not only moved to another Istanbul-based team in Darüşşafaka for the 2023-24 campaign but then moved yet again mid-season to a third Istanbul club in Galatasaray. Note for any women's players that the EuroLeague and EuroCup on the women's side, despite having the same names, are not organized by the people who oversee the men's EuroLeague and EuroCup. They're instead run by the organization that operates the Champions League and Europe Cup on the men's side (FIBA).

[@SwishfulAthletics]

Great video with accurate info! I train several EuroLeague players! Let’s get in the gym this summer 🏀🎯

[@therealwan]

Very informative video. I’m In year 2 & learned a lot

[@dynamlllilte4230]

WOW its so amazing to see this types of videos. Love your channel and that youre documenting your journey and the quality of the videos is outstanding keep up the good work. Following from Algarve Portugal. Wishing you an amazing future.

[@Foot_Planet]

Hey Trey! I finnally got to see you guys play in the last game against Vitoria SC. Sad for the loss but very happy to see you all in person. Looking forward to see you live again and let's go Benfica ⚪🔴🦅

[@ssiizzuurp1600]

Liked and subscribed bro, and I am a Sporting CP fan 😂. Euroleague > NBA anytime. Nothing can replace a Panathinaikos vs Olympiacos or a Red Star vs Partizan. And some Turkish games as well!!

[@lucamadella6340]

Bro I love how you edited this video! Also really informative.

[@joeball13]

Yeah especially in the beginning when every syllable the camera was cut and zoomed in or out, I almost had to turn the screen away It felt like a roller coaster lol

[@hiddencem6235]

you are putting in great contents, bro... hope we can see you in euroleague one day too.. all the best

[@buraison]

Good video; great editing and so informative!!!! but you pissed me off at the end 🤣🤣🤣

[@jonasbartz208]

Nice video! I really enjoyed it

[@leflopjames749]

Find a team in Greece maybe AEK ,PAOK,ARIS,PROMITHEAS

[@TheW12345]

Great editing. You do it yourself or hire someone for it? Understandable for not revealing exact figures. Also I'm curious about the exit opportunities after retiring from playing professionally??

[@thanasisgiannaros103]

Do you watcch Euroleague?What's your favorite team from there? Also did you ever have an offer from Greece?

[@edvardsrdic5642]

Great video, Trey. As far I remember, you did not play only Serbian first division (aka KLS) first year, but also Adriatic second division (ABA 2),that is regional competition formed of some middle level clubs from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia. Jokic played in Adriatic first division (ABA) back then. P.S. You forgot Russia (VTB) and Adriatic league (ABA) as a big league, that might get you great salary

[@Fizz200fx]

@edvardsrdic5642 True ABA and VTB are big leagues.

[@eduardobernardino1599]

Amazing video 💯 well done

[@niksavitskii]

Today my son turned 12. He is a tall, athletically strong, but a lot of work needed on fundamentals. But we love basketball. subscribed.

[@vanderleymassinga5346]

Ohh nice for him. Good luck. I’m also in the journey! If you don’t mind what’s his height?

[@niksavitskii]

@@vanderleymassinga5346 he is 173 cm, 5'7 (I guess). Best regards to you. If u want to see more we have KZbin channel. We won his first team MVP reward in tournament yesterday. Best regards to you in your journey

[@hfishball11258]

@@vanderleymassinga5346I hope so

[@hfishball11258]

@@vanderleymassinga5346I hope to be a pro athlete but I don’t think that is possible

[@mike_tkgchs]

great video! i'm nowhere connected to pro basketball team at all but i could imagine your agent being a very very very decisive factor in you getting signed. if i am a second league team in like germany or italy, i probably do not have huge resources for scouting and limited time, therefore if you go up against another player which might be technically better than you, but i know your agent and i trust him and he has a good case, i'm kinda forced to go with the agent if i don't have many scouting reports for the other guy (and the infinity of other guys out in the market which might be an even better fit for my team... or worse, cuz i have no clue XD). good luck with your next move man!

[@user-bk2ko8nn5u]

Another thing to point out is that for example in my country (Estonia) player are paid for 8-9 months depending on the length of the season so they don't have a salary all year round.

[@bratnedq6295]

Same in Bulgaria 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@estsimo-wb8by]

Another Estonian.

[@do-rightjr1]

What’s a good camera to use for vlogging?

[@karinandbruno]

Hi there, I was wondering if the salary, and things that you mentioned in your video apply for the women’s overseas basketball?

[@giannisstavroulis1866]

you should look to come to greece next season, the level is not as high as you think!

[@goncaloavelar7335]

Hey man i really looking to make Basketball my Life and this was a big factor that i had to consider. But i have something to Ask you, How can i get a noticed só that o can get a contract How dose it work and also i would like to know did you get there like some advice. If you wouldn’t mind. I really admire you as a player and it would be fantastic to learn and get a little advice from a player like you.

[@rafwroc]

Yup Punter was earning around 4-5 per month over here in Poland as a rookie playing for Rosa Radom back in the day and for coach Kaminski... Kaminski in particular is widely known for letting his US players play their game what's an ideal situation for the US players to benefit from 😊. Rosa played also in the Basketball Champions League that season what was another great opportunity to build his name for Punter... Probably for that reason his agent put him in Radom and it paid off biiig time 🙂

[@brendanhunter389]

only thing i want in life is to be a pro hooper living in a different country each year but I am just not good enough which pains me

[@luisjesus3592]

You are a key player🦅🇵🇹

[@kowski1976]

besides being part of a Corporation team or sponsored by a corporation makes a difference in budget. The other factor is even amateur teams ( regionals, Metro leagues) they all have farm teams starting all the way from U8 to U21. So there is a steady talent flows to the Senior teams. This does impact the reputation of the player if they come from any of the well-known clubs' farm team.

[@ElijahBryant3]

Great videoooooo

[@kythegoalie]

Can you talk about the coaching and training facilities vs USA?

[@dmac5472]

Eye opening video

[@troystone8889]

great vid

[@fernandocontel6384]

great analysis, at the end if you wanna go Pro you can go beyond NBA and play overseas

[@JD-nj9rp]

Great video. Kevin Punter played for Tennessee (SEC). 😊🍊🍊🍊

[@forgondor881]

Once ur season is over come to vlog the Greek Finals panathinaikos vs olympiacos in OAKA.

[@kowski1976]

Also one other factor is teams that are part of Corp budgets. Anadolu Efes, Turk Telekom, Tofas or a team that is sponsored by a brand. Many sponsors even in 2nd 3rd divisions in top leagues have respectable budgets. My buddy back 20yrs ago use to play in 2nd division in Turkey and made $5-6k a month.

[@chriskollias9231]

True, depends also the player and if they can contribute immediately to the team's success. I had greek teammates in the 2nd-3d national division in Greece that were making 3-4k unataxed per month. Back then foreigners were not allowed. Last 2 years D2 teams can have 2 foreign players. That was back in 2006 when the budgets were really high everywhere in Europe. Now they are significantly lower. Americans in greek first division can make around 3-5 k for a first contract in a mid-level team.

[@Anonymous-jt8xl]

What if you are from Europe hasnt player in college ?

[@adrialquek3560]

What about leagues like the NBL?

[@deeblack4968]

What’s some good camp tryouts

[@alisonbahia2.040]

Someone has agent contact for players basketball ?

[@EdgarsKuks]

By the way in Euroleague there are plenty of players not making close to 30k per month. Even below 20k. Take Zalgiris as an example and similar teams.

[@MCboombox]

how to be overseas player i cant find in google

[@slow.poetry]

I wish you'd explain why 90% (something like that) of foreign players leave their club after 1 season. From the outside it looks strange and counterproductive. One of the very few guys that took his time in Portugal was Travante Willians and now he's playing in... Liga ACB.

[@the-john-smith]

Excellent question. That is also something I find annoying in Euro basketball, compared to football for example. Very rarely there is a backbone of the team that is there for a long time and they change their rosters often and a lot. Regarding foreign players, I assume they are the first to be released when new coach comes. But, maybe Trey could go deeper into this one...

[@lucasjamesmcnally4754]

It's probably because they got offered more money and/or a better spot in another teams rotation because its not the NBA and they arent getting paid NBA numbers loyalty doesn't really matter as much as players are just trying to get paid the most money possible and most of the time the team or league cant offer the amount other teams and higher tier leagues are offering.

[@jacobthomas5844]

Nice one 😂👌🏾

[@jah-leah]

Noone really talking about this on the women's side and/ or lower level. Agent is HUGEEEE. PS . You should join the WeVolv community if you haven't

[@onixpanda6256]

How do young players join european teams exactly

[@Foot_Planet]

If you have a good agent you fine

[@nindschagaming]

Some players joined smaller teams in Portugal for salaries ranging between 200-300€. Their intention was to gain valuable experience in a less pressurized environment, while delivering impressive stats and performances to attract larger contract offers elsewhere.

[@thalisnasikas1939]

Regarding the salary in Euroleague, the numbers you showed are not so accurate. First of all, the only player that I found that was making close to 500k a month was Mirotic and that was for one year only, and Larking with 4M per year. All the other stars and top players are making are making around 200k-300k, and to be clear only 25-30 players make that amount of money. With the stats I found online, the average Euroleague salary for a player is around 70k-125k per month, which obviously is still really good

[@beaverstones774]

🖤🤍🏀great video bro

[@aandemee]

What’s the eye test?

[@zanarkpro8946]

Es la imágen que tienen los entrenadores de ti y de lo que ellos creen que vales como precio de jugador

[@fredrickadjei4356]

eyetest is how people see you when you are playing for example you can look at a player play basketball and be like yea this guy is good even if hes not making enough points you can tell that hes good

[@aandemee]

@@zanarkpro8946gracias

[@aandemee]

@@fredrickadjei4356oh appreciate it

[@DiorInEveryStore]

the BBL is Pro A and 2.Basketball Bundesliga is Pro B you made a mistake my boy lol but fire vid nonetheless🔥

[@isaiahihnen2399]

Wrong, BBL 1st league, Pro A 2nd and Pro B 3rd

[@DiorInEveryStore]

@@isaiahihnen2399Yea thats what i meant to say i got it mixed up lmao. The video had bbl at second tier

[@killbill1175]

You have to leave the portuguese league. Portugal isn't known for basketball. If you want to make it big go east..

[@dionsinani1587]

8k-10k a month probably

[@aandemee]

It’s the same with Real Madrid v FCBarcelona , but obviously RM it’s better 10:15

[@Microice23_]

I’m not interested in money, my goal is to become a Pro! I would play for free

[@yvesangelic1447]

Fenerbahce is the best Euroleague Team with the best Fanbase in Istanbul!

[@CarlosSantos-ju8ct]

Parabéns portuguese champion.

[@giorgibokuchava9035]

Clickbait

[@jerrodjam]

So bro is making money money

[@hester3342]

Wtf, you didnt tell us how much you make

[@joaoraposo6711]

read the tittle twice plz

[@slow.poetry]

Some years ago a bunch of contracts in Portugal were leaked. In Benfica the wage for americans probably starts around 80k€/year and goes up to 200k€ (for a TOP foreigner). That's before taxes. Toney Douglas is probably close to 200k, Broussard 150k, so looking at Trey's career I'd say he's around 100k, but that's a GUESS. I'm confident about these numbers, but Benfica's budget has *exploded* in recent years for non-football teams, so if anything those numbers might be around a third below reality.

[@andreys9624]

You work for IRS or something? Lol

[@andreys9624]

Wow so Russia not on a list of Domestic leagues? That’s crazy!! CSKA Moscow got stupid 💰

[@justaguywithapowerpole]

u say success i ncolelge but colelge i namerica and europe is toally different lol my college doesnt have abstekball team in m yareas there are but its all young teens fun leagues ther eis unviersity teams but they honking horriddddddd

[@thegoretticarneiro]

Beating Sporting is almost as good as winning the championship...

[@user-mb2jc7cy6o]

Trey can I borrow $1,000?

[@the-john-smith]

Why not asking Curry for a $1,000,000 instead?

[@dididubalier2196]

Why did you leave the states for an international career and didnt try the NBA Development league? Was it hard to realize you wouldnt make it to the NBA? How did you convince your girlfriend to go overseas with you for god knows how long?

[@elliotmueller8989]

these questions just aint it

[@victorsamsonov4942]

Gleague pays so bad and the level isnt as good as top european leagues.Also, the average European country has a very good quality of life.

[@sarweins97]

base salary in g league is so low too. you can make so much more overseas

[@petarprentovic4382]

You didn't mention Russia. They have a pretty big budget I think.

[@andreys9624]

One of the biggest! Especially CSKA Moscow!! Fans super lame though compare to Eastern Europe ( Serbia, Lithuania, Greece, Turkey , etc)

[@edvinasneimontas4450]

540k a month? you tripping, nobody makes this money in EL, maybe Mirotic was geting this money in Barca but no one else, 250k is max and minimum is 15k

[@nycedyme4]

Awful

[@mailonwilliams6864]

Who cares what you make but for all that you did in this video you can tell you followers who help you make youtube money 😂

[@k.d.1555]

Spot on 🎯!!! I played 17 seasons overseas in different countries .. The experience(s) was unexplainable ⛹🏾🏆😎

[@Stefantasticni]

You forgot ABA league Trey

[@Stefantasticni]

They are right up there with Greece, Israel, Germany and France. Russia is also paying extremely well, even after the sanctions