Professional basketball is the highest level of basketball (aside from International tournaments) which players are compensated. Professional players are men and women who are chosen from high school or college in a draft by professional teams and sign a contract which length and pay vary on teams choice and length of experience.
List of men's professional leagues by nation[]
Nation | Leagues |
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Algeria | Algerian Basketball Championship |
Argentina | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto |
Austria | Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga |
Australia | National Basketball League (Australia) |
Belgium | Basketball League Belgium |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Brazil | Nova Basquete Brasil Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete |
Canada | National Basketball League (Canada) |
Colombia | Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano |
Chile | Liga Nacional Movistar |
China | Chinese Basketball Association |
Croatia | A-1 Liga |
Czech Republic | National Basketball League (Czech Republic) |
Denmark | Danish Basketball League |
Finland | Korisliiga |
France | Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro B |
Germany | Basketball Bundesliga |
Georgia | Georgian Basketball Super League |
Greece | HEBA A1 HEBA A2 |
Hungary | Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A |
Iceland | Premier League |
Israel | Ligat HaAl Liga Leumit |
Iran | Iranian Basketball Super League |
Ireland | Irish SuperLeague |
Italy | Lega Basket Serie A |
Kazakhstan | Kazakh National League |
United States | National Basketball Association United States Basketball Association |
Uruguay | Liga Uruguaya de Basketball |