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Greek Basket League (GBL)
Greece · Europe
- Import / foreign player rules
- "6+2" from 2025-26: clubs may register 8 foreign players but only 6 may play in each game (decided by the ESAKE general assembly, 24 Jul 2025). source: sportsup.gr
- Reported import salary
- $60k–$250k per season (max ~$3.1M) source: europrobasket.comReported range for experienced import players, compiled by EuroProBasket (a paid camp operator) from its network; not official league data. Verified Sept 2026 per the source.Other reported figures:
- $60k–$250k most reported (2022 chart by Jose Colorado, an overseas-career coach; dated) source: josecolorado.com
- €8k–€50k per month (Euro-Grades 2026 guide; combine operator) source: euro-grades.com
- Season
- Early Oct – June (2025-26 tipped off 4–5 Oct 2025) source: sportsup.gr
- Signing windows / registration deadlines
- Registrations/transfers allowed from the day after the previous season ends until the day before matchday 23 of Phase A (ESAKE regulations art. 17). source: esake.grFIBA 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
- esake.gr
- National federation
- Hellenic Basketball Federation · national teams, FIBA ranking, eligibility
How to reach
- Official social Facebook · Instagram · X · YouTube · LinkedIn · TikTok · linked from the official site, checked 2026-10-19
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Agents known to place here
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
- Tier 1 in Greece (top division)
- Teams
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- Entry-friendliness estimate
- 2/5 · HardESTIMATE (formula: level + import slots). Weighs level, import slots and how clubs usually recruit.
- How players typically get in
- Usually through agents and coach contacts at this level (general pattern; not league-specific).
- Housing estimate
- Usually (estimate for this level)
Quick answers
How many foreign players can a Greek Basket League team have?
"6+2" from 2025-26: clubs may register 8 foreign players but only 6 may play in each game (decided by the ESAKE general assembly, 24 Jul 2025).
How much do import players make in the Greek Basket League?
Reported range: $60k–$250k per season (max ~$3.1M). Reported range for experienced import players, compiled by EuroProBasket (a paid camp operator) from its network; not official league data. Verified Sept 2026 per the source.
When is the Greek Basket League season?
Early Oct – June (2025-26 tipped off 4–5 Oct 2025)
Sources
- https://sportsup.gr/2025/07/24/esake-neo-agonistiko-format-afximenoi-xenoi-kai-kainotomo-programma-gia-tin-basket-league-2025-26/
- https://europrobasket.com/overseas-basketball-salaries/
- https://www.esake.gr/img/GBL_COMPETITIONS_REGULATIONS_2025-2026.pdf
- https://www.josecolorado.com/overseas-basketball-salaries
- https://euro-grades.com/overseas-basketball-salaries/
- https://www.esake.gr
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Basketball_League
- https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings_by_country.jsp?title=2026
- https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.grc.html