basketballprospectus.com - 7/24/2008
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Josh Childress` decision to leave the NBA for Euroleague puts a number of issues on the table for David Stern`s circuit.
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... takes a look at what other groups of players might be tempted to leave the NBA for a team overseas, including first round draft picks on rookie scale contracts, college freshman, restricted free agents, and elite superstars. We've already seen a restricted free agent and a college freshman bounce overseas and in some sense there have been foreign born first round picks who passed over the NBA as well, but I find it highly unlikely that an elite superstar will leave the NBA for a European team, even if they could make more money there. Chances are their endorsements and other ...
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