interbasket.net - 8/6/2008
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According to ESPN , little 5-5 Earl Boykins, a backup guard and 10-year NBA veteran, just signed a one-year contract with Italian club Virtus Bologna worth $3.5 million. The contract makes Boykins the highest-paid basketball player in Italy. Wow.
Earl Boykins bolts to Europe, signs with Virtus Bologna
ballhype.com 8/6/2008 — According to ESPN , little 5-5 Earl Boykins, a backup guard and 10-year NBA veteran, just signed a one-year contract with Italian club Virtus Bologna worth $3.5 million. According to his agent, Mark Termini, Boykins’s contract includes income from the club’s marketing and sponsorship deals.
Going Global At What Cost?
waitingfornextyear.com 8/6/2008 — Scott brought us the LeBron to Europe rumor a few days ago. Now, Chris Broussard of ESPN is taking it a step further, suggesting that James may in fact consider such an offer if it were at least $50 million dollars. Broussard details the effect that...
Kemp Back For Another Reign?
wcbias.com 8/6/2008 — There’s been a Shawn Kemp sighting in SLAM magazine.
Kemp, the former All-Star forward from the former Seattle SuperSonics, is talking comebacks again and is considering taking his game to Italy.
I guess playing overseas is all the rage. LeBron James might consider it (yeah right ESPN, and I’m slated to run the point for the Cavs in '09). Trivia Time: How many kids does Kemp really have?
Agent: NBA veteran Earl Boykins signs with Italian league team
canadianpress.google.com 8/6/2008 — 12 hours ago CLEVELAND Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, US$3.5-million deal Tuesday to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league, the latest NBA player to sign a deal with an overseas club. Andy Bountogianis of the ...
Agent: Boykins signs with Italian team —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 8/6/2008
Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league.
Boykins' agent, Andy Bountogianis, confirmed the signing on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old point guard will be the highest-paid ...
PG Boykins signs with Italian team (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 8/6/2008
Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal Tuesday to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league, the latest NBA player to sign a deal with an overseas club. Andy Bountogianis of the Cleveland-based Mark Termini ...