sportingnews.com - 7/23/2008
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Wow. Josh Childress will sign with Olympiakos of Greece:
Did The Dream Team Ruin The NBA?
redsarmy.wordpress.com 7/21/2008 — In 1992, the Dream Team was a sort of "Johnny Appleseed" of pro hoops. Now, Euro teams are not only becoming equals, the offers to Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress could signal a monumental shift in player movement. Euro teams with more money, along with a devalued dollar, means a perfect storm that could send mid-level guys overseas to get the money the can't get from over-the-cap NBA teams
Childress May Become Latest Baller to Turn Euro
sportingnews.com 7/22/2008 — Brandon Jennings is headed overseas because America won't pay him yet . Carlos Delfino can hack it in the NBA, for sure, but the money— even from a second-division team —is better in Moscow. But Josh Childress? According to Yahoo! , ...
Euro-xodus?
with-malice.com 7/24/2008 — Greece, what a place to live! Fine food, beautiful cities, amazing history...
The news that Josh Childress has signed with Olympiakos has to surprise many, but given the money that’s being thrown around in Europe, it was really only a matter of time.
America's Invasion of Euro Hardwood May Not Be Over; Another NBAer Considers the Move
sportingnews.com 7/24/2008 — That didn't take long at all, did it? Amidst all the hub-bub of Josh Childress changing the world, and all the challenges that lay ahead of him, at least one promising free agent is already weighing the European option. That would be Carl Landry, small-scale destroyer of worlds and probably 90% of the Rockets' overall toughness quotient. From The Houston Chronicle : The agent for ...
Childress Escapes Failing Franchise to Play in Greece
mvn.com 7/25/2008 — While some may have left their hearts in San Francisco, Josh Childress just took mine and ran overseas with it, ending up in a place where the national team recently won the Euro competition. Unfortunately that was in soccer. And the blue and white ...
Stop freaking out, everybody
basketbawful.blogspot.com 7/24/2008 — Josh Childress flew the Atlanta coop to play in Greece . Andris Biedrins, Carl Landry, Delonte West and Sasha Vujacic are all considering seeking out big Euro contracts. Hell, Jason Kidd has even suggested he might finish his career in Europe. OH ...
Europe Will Never Threaten the NBA —
Larry Brown Sports
I know the word “never” sounds pretty absolute, but I’m extremely confident that the European game won’t threaten the health of the NBA. Sure Brandon Jennings electing to play pro ball in Italy instead of going to college at Arizona was a major turning point, and Josh Childress jumping to a Greek team was a momentous move, but European Leagues will never truly ...
Olympiakos Signs Childress To Three Year Deal —
Slam Dunk Central
The “ Associated Press ” reported Wednesday that restricted free agent forward Josh Childress has signed a three year deal to play in the Euro-League. Childress’ agent Lon Babby confirmed that the former Atlanta Hawks player has signed a three year deal with Greek team Olympiakos, the deal is reportedly worth $20 million after taxes. Babby said that Childress will earn ...
Hawks Lose Depth, Blame the Dollar! —
NBAtipoff
The Hawks have lost a nice young player in Josh Childress. Where did he go? Olympiakos . He's getting $20 million for three years and will stray from being paid in our weak dollar. Maybe my friend Kellex should change the name of his site (The Sports Dollar) to the The Sports Euro. Five guys have gone from the best professional basketball league in the NBA, to all parts of the world (Russia, ...
Childress Exploring Euro-League Options —
Slam Dunk Central
The “ Atlanta Journal-Constitution ” has reported that Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Childress was in Greece on Monday looking into possibly signing a deal with Euro-League team Olympiakos. Childress is a restricted free agent, so the Hawks can match any offer sheet that the forward signs with a NBA franchise. Those restrictions would not stop Childress from playing with a ...
Value of Euro vs. Dollar Impacting NBA Signings? [NBA] —
Deadspin
In the latest sign of American hoops hegemony showing some weakness, fivetooltool points out that several NBA players are returning to Europe because they can get better contracts there. Why? Partially because of the increasing value of the euro relative to the dollar. Right now one euro is the equivalent of $1.58 . That compares with one euro being valued at around $1.10 back in December ...
Bostijan Nachbar joins Dinamo Moscow —
Ball in Europe - European Basketball Blog
Well things change very fast these days. We just reported that Olympiakos might be interested in Bostijan, if the Josh Childress deal will not come through and a few hours later, Bostijan Nachbar signs with Dinamo Moscow.
Just to get it right - Dinamo is not part of the Euroleague - they participate in the Eurocup.
Josh Childress to Greece? —
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog
Over on Yahoo, Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that Josh Childress is seriously considering an offer from 'Greek powerhouse' Olympiakos . The offer is being reported as 3 years for $20 million. Generally you see an agent use other teams to create leverage for a good deal. Josh Childress' has used Europe. You know what that means? The Euro Movement is on. Yes the Euro Movement (which is in no ...
