Brandon Jennings to Europe, Which Europe?
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Brandon Jennings has decided to forfeit his college eligibility and go overseas seeking for a paycheck for a season before entering the NBA draft. Now what? What kind of prospect can Jennings be considered for the European leagues? What countries would be the best fit for him? What factors should he consider in his decision?
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Published 7/14/2008 by Christophe at Ball in Europe - European Basketball Blog
... to go to Lottomatica Roma for his European experience. Luis Fernandez of Draftexpress.com wrote an excellent article about Jennings’ move to Europe and the possible outcome ...
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The Dagger found this 7/9/2008 on www.thirtyfiveseconds.com
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The Dagger found this 7/9/2008 on www.danshanoff.com
And I was just saying how slow this week felt... Loaded Sporting News column today : As you know, I'm slightly obsessed with the Brandon Jennings story. He's officially giving up on the NCAA/NBA system in favor of Europe , and I say mazel tov , ...Au Revoir Brandon
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KnickerBlogger posted 7/10/2008 from www.stopmikelupica.com
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