The czar of Russian women’s basketball?

Prior to signing her new contract, Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi was making about $49,000 per season in the WNBA. But that middling sum is trumped by what she’s making in Europe — as are most WNBA players who play overseas — and that trend is led by Shabtai von Kalmanovic.

But rather than cherry-pick from a pretty great feature, I’ll simply show you to the Los Angeles Times’ Web site.