That the biggest money is in hockey or football? No, the highest paid Czech athlete is a basketball player

The highest paid athlete in the Czech Republic is basketball player Tomáš Satoranský, who earned CZK 242 million last season. He replaced Petr Čech, who has regularly appeared at the top of the Forbes ranking in recent years.

Satoransky reached the top of the list thanks to his transfer from the Washington Wizards to the Chicago Bulls last year, where he signed a three-year contract that guarantees him $30 million.

The top Czech basketball player is followed by six hockey players, with Jakub Voracek, who defended his second place last year, earning the most.

The other two spots were taken by a pair of forwards from the Boston Bruins, namely David Pastrnak and David Krejci, who are currently battling in the playoffs with Tampa Bay, but are currently losing 2-1.

The 10th highest paid footballer is Patrik Schick, who played for RB Leipzig last season.

Forbes ranking of the 25 highest paid Czech athletes:

25. Petra Kvitova (Tennis) – 56 million crowns

24. Radek Faksa (Hockey) – 57 million crowns

23. Vladimír Darida (Football) – 59 million crowns

22. Radko Gudas (Hockey) – 59 million crowns

21. Tomáš Vaclík (Football) – 61 million crowns

20. Matěj Vydra (Football) – 61 million crowns

19. Ondřej Kaše (Hockey) – 62 million crowns

18. Michal Kempný (Hockey) – 64.5 million crowns

17. David Rittich (Hockey) – 65.5 million crowns

16. Pavel Kadeřábek (Football) – 67 million crowns

15. Petr Mrázek (Hockey) – 71.5 million crowns

14. Michael Frolik (Hockey) – CZK 71.5 million

13. Vladimír Sobotka (Hockey) – 71.5 million crowns

12. Tomas Soucek (Football) – 75 million crowns

11. Jakub Vrána (Hockey) – 88 million crowns

10. Patrik Schick (Football) – CZK 89 million

9. Jan Veselý (Basketball) – CZK 89 million

8. Karolina Pliskova (Tennis) – CZK 93 million

7. Martin Hanzal (Hockey) – 95 million crowns

6. Ondřej Palát (Hockey) – 126 million crowns

5. Tomas Hertl (Hockey) – 149 million crowns

4. David Krejci (Hockey) – 167 million crowns

3. David Pastrňák (Hockey) – 182 million crowns

2. Jakub Voracek (Hockey) – 223 million crowns

1.Tomas Satoransky (Basketball) – CZK 242 million

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