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American Basketball Association (ABA, USA)

United States · Americas

Reported import pay sourced
Not yet verified
Import slots derived
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Not yet verified
Season starts derived
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Level estimate
28/100
Difficulty to sign estimate
3/10
NBA alumni estimate
Not yet counted
Cost of living sourced
68.8 NYC=100
US travel advisory sourced
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Multi-country league or not listed
Import / foreign player rules
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Reported import salary
$50–$400 per game; from about $10,000 per season down to nothing source: europrobasket.com
Reported by EuroProBasket (a paid camp operator) from its network, verified Sept 2026 per the source; not official league data. Some teams pay per game, some a stipend, some use sales-commission models; many players are unpaid. Team budgets are often $25–30k.
Season
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Signing windows / registration deadlines
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FIBA has no single global transfer window. International moves need a FIBA Letter of Clearance (Internal Regulations Book 3); the origin federation must respond within 6 days. Each league sets its own registration deadlines. source: assets.fiba.basketball
Official site
realabaleague.com
National federation
USA Basketball · national teams, FIBA ranking, eligibility

How to reach

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Agents known to place here

No public placements found yet for this league.

Known placements from public sources; not complete. Counts are each agency's listed clients (from its own client page) who have played in this league, using club history from Wikidata. Browse agents by league →

First-contract view

Tier within country
minor pro
Teams
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Entry-friendliness estimate
5/5 · Open door
ESTIMATE (editorial, per league). Weighs level, import slots and how clubs usually recruit.
How players typically get in
Open tryouts and combines (usually fee-based) run by the league and teams; local contacts help. Many players are unpaid; treat it as exposure, not income. (our summary)
Housing sourced
Sometimes source: europrobasket.com
Season window estimate
Roughly Nov – Mar (est.)
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Quick answers

How much do import players make in the American Basketball Association?

Reported range: $50–$400 per game; from about $10,000 per season down to nothing. Reported by EuroProBasket (a paid camp operator) from its network, verified Sept 2026 per the source; not official league data. Some teams pay per game, some a stipend, some use sales-commission models; many players are unpaid. Team budgets are often $25–30k.

Sources

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