Published 7/23/2008
by Ron Glover
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Within two weeks, the NCAA and the NBA have been told what they can do with their age restrictions and free agency dollars.
On July 9, Brandon Jennings shunned the NCAA to play basketball professionally in Europe until he is eligible for the NBA Draft next season.
Earlier today, Atlanta Hawks free agent forward Josh Childress signed with Olympiakos of the Euroleague for three seasons.
Where does this leave the future of free agency in the NBA?
The Atlanta Hawks will not have to worry about the loss of forward Josh Childress coming back to haunt them next season.
Not in an NBA uniform anyway.
The free agent small forward has signed a deal to play with Olympiakos, a Grecian team in the Euroleague for three years.
The Hawks were able to match any offer from an NBA team but not from foreign teams. Childress’ deal is said to be worth $20 million after taxes making his deal the highest of any player signed to the Euroleague.
The guaranteed deal, which he can ...
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Josh Childress will follow the likes of Juan Carlos Navarro, Primoz Brecec, Carlos Delfino, and Bostjian Nachbar, as Childress will go over to Europe to play basketball next season instead of playing for the Atlanta Hawks.
Childress will sign a ...
