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Andris Biedrins.

Topping the list is Andris Biedrins who plays for the National Basketball Association's club Golden State "Warriors". Biedrins makes USD 9 million or LVL 4.7 million a year. His contract expires in 2014, which means that Biedrins will earn many millions yet, informs LETA, referring to Telegraf Business.

Second best-paid Latvian athlete is the Kontinental Hockey League club Kazan "Ak Bars" forward Lauris Darzins with annual salary of USD 1.2 million (LVL 631,000), whereas Dinamo "Riga" captain Sandis Ozolins is third with a salary of EUR 650,000 (LVL 455,000) a year.

Also making top ten are Kaspars Daugavins, forward playing for the National Hockey League's Ottawa "Senators" with USD 600,000 (LVL 318,000) a year, tennis player Ernests Gulbis – USD 475,000 (LVL 250,000), English football club "Reading" defender Kaspars Gorkss – GBP 300,000 (LVL 248,000), Russian football club "CSKA" player Aleksandrs Cauna – EUR 350,000 (LVL 245,000), "Dinamo" forward Janis Sprukts – EUR 250,000 (LVL 175,000), basketball club "VEF Riga" player Kristaps Janicenoks – EUR 200,000 (LVL 140,000) and "Dinamo" forward Martins Karsums – EUR 200,000 (LVL 140,000).