1. Oklahoma City Thunder — $9.30 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Russell Westbrook ($28.5 million)
2016 rank: 33
2. Cleveland Cavaliers — $9.00 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: LeBron James ($33.3 million)
2016 rank: 1
3. Golden State Warriors — $8.94 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Stephen Curry ($34.7 million)
2016 rank: 20
4. Barcelona — $8.58 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Soccer
League: La Liga
Highest-paid player: Lionel Messi ($34.7 million)
2016 rank: 5
5. Paris Saint-Germain — $8.41 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Soccer
League: Ligue 1
Highest-paid player: Neymar ($37.2 million)
2016 rank: 35
6. Charlotte Hornets — $8.38 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Dwight Howard ($23.5 million)
2016 rank: 21
7. Portland Trail Blazers — $8.36 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Damian Lillard ($26.2 million)
2016 rank: 6
8. Los Angeles Clippers — $8.33 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Blake Griffin ($29.5 million)
2016 rank: 3
9. Real Madrid — $8.09 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Soccer
League: La Liga
Highest-paid player: Cristiano Ronaldo ($24.3 million)
2016 rank: 19
10. New Orleans Pelicans — $7.88 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Jrue Holiday ($24.9 million)
2016 rank: 25
11. Toronto Raptors — $7.85 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Kyle Lowry ($28.7 million)
2016 rank: 11
12. Detroit Pistons — $7.85 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Andre Drummond ($23.8 million)
2016 rank: 17
13. Boston Celtics — $7.84 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Gordon Hayward ($29.7 million)
2016 rank: 32
14. Houston Rockets — $7.78 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: James Harden ($28.3 million)
2016 rank: 29
15. Milwaukee Bucks — $7.64 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Giannis Antetokounmpo ($22.5 million)
2016 rank: 23
16. San Antonio Spurs — $7.55 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: LaMarcus Aldridge ($21.5 million)
2016 rank: 12
17. Minnesota Timberwolves — $7.42 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Jeff Teague ($19.0 million)
2016 rank: 49
18. Washington Wizards — $7.35 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Otto Porter ($24.8 million)
2016 rank: 15
19. Utah Jazz — $7.34 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Rudy Gobert ($21.2 million)
2016 rank: 39
20. Memphis Grizzlies — $7.26 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Mike Conley ($28.5 million)
2016 rank: 7
21. Denver Nuggets — $6.97 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Basketball
League: National Basketball Association
Highest-paid player: Paul Millsap ($30.8 million)
2016 rank: 46
22. Detroit Tigers — $6.93 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Baseball
League: Major League Baseball
Highest-paid player: Miguel Cabrera ($30.0 million)
2016 rank: 28
23.Manchester United — $6.81 million (average pay per player)
Sport: Soccer
League: English Premier League
Highest-paid player: Paul Pogba ($22.6 million)
2016 rank: 4
