dailyherald.com - 9/3/2008
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Multiple Internet reports based in Europe suggested Tuesday that Bulls guard Ben Gordon has had talks with overseas power CSKA Moscow about signing a one-year contract. Gordon, a restricted free agent, and the Bulls have been in a negotiating stalemate all summer. Reached Tuesday, Gordon said he'd prefer not to comment on the reports. His agent, Raymond Brothers, did not return a phone ...
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Rumors and Free Agent Updates - OKC's Big Day Edition
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
... The Ben Gordon saga may have just taken an unexpected turn. According to multiple sources, Gordon has been talking to CSKA Moscow about signing a one-year contract. Gordon has a 6.4 million qualifying offer with the Bulls to play this next season. If he takes that, he isn't exactly making chump change and then will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. There have been reports that the Bulls have offered $59 million over 6 years but Gordon wants $12 million a year. This may just be a ploy to try to force the Bulls' hand. Personally I don't think Gordon ...
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... Mike McGraw of The Daily Herald: “It’s possible Gordon would prefer joining a European team over signing the one-year qualifying offer from the Bulls worth $6.4 million. One site pegged CSKA’s offer at $5.5 million. Either way, Gordon would become an unrestricted free agent next summer, when several NBA clubs are expected to have salary-cap room. If he signs the Bulls’ one-year qualifying offer, Gordon’s playing time could conceivably drop because the team has a surplus of guards and he would be expected to leave after the season. The No. 3 pick of ...
Ben Gordon to Russia?
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... This is by no means a done deal. For now, the Daily Herald is reporting both Gordon and his agent are keeping a tight lip on this report and his future. However, if the money is good, the team is top-notch as reported and Gordon isn’t getting a lot of interest or as much scrilla here in the NBA, this certainly seems like a viable option for the guy. ...
Welcome to the NBA: The Thunder?
Sports of Boston —
In this edition of the Four-Point Play, I’ll look into the new NBA team in Oklahoma City. I’ll also discuss how stupid Mario Chalmers is, Ben Gordon’s possible move to Russia, and the Celtics taking yet another tour with the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
1. It was widely reported Wednesday that the new NBA team in Oklahoma City (the former Sonics) will now be called the Thunder.
The Associated Press reported that the new team’s website featured the name “Thunder” and a blue, yellow, and orange color scheme. When I went to see the site, it was removed, but the URL ...
Reaction to Comrade Gordon
Blog a Bull —
... to get the Bulls to do something. Something besides Paxson throwing his hands up in the air and saying (figuratively of course...from what I've seen they're saying nothing) "what can I do? it's the tax!". Mike McGraw couldn't get a confirmation, and according to ...
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Ben Gordon Offered $5.5 Million Per Year by CSKA Moscow
dimemag.com 9/3/2008 — Ben Gordon
There's a chance that Ben Gordon's name could be the latest addition to the list of NBA talents invading Europe for fatter pockets and more significant burn. The only difference this time around is that if Gordon does sign the offer sheet ...
CSKA Moscow Offers Ben Gordon $5.5 Million
dabullz.com 9/2/2008 — By Andrew Wamboldt
Greek news sources are reporting that Ben Gordon has been offered a $5.5 million contract with CSKA Moscow. That contract is the equivalent to an $8.9 million contract in the NBA, as European teams deal in net. Gordon is said ...
CSKA Moscow makes offer to Gordon
blogabull.com 9/2/2008 — CSKA Moscow makes offer to Gordon
[From the FanShots. Interesting, but I agree that it doesn't sound like a serious enough offer. The only reason for Ben to take this would be to screw over the Bulls...which, though he screws himself too, ...
Ben Gordon keeps inching toward getting it right, or not
sports.yahoo.com 9/3/2008 — The message boards and the Google translators along with the
message board translators and the weird little division between the whole message
(guys with goatees who used to call themselves "the Rocket Guy," what a guy ...) and
Its ...
Would Ben Gordon be a bigger deal than Josh Cildress?
ballineurope.com 9/4/2008 — It is all over the internet, that Ben Gordon got offered 5.5 million Euros to join a team that already looks like they could win the Euroleague. As always, CSKA is denying this. It is also said that Ben Gordon would take an European offer of at least ...
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Ben Gordon’s Agent Has an Active Imagination
slamonline.com 9/5/2008 — by Marcel Mutoni
Earlier this week, I posted an item about Ben Gordon possibly being in talks with a Russian team. Gordon never released an official statement regarding the rumor, and now we might know why: His agent made the whole thing up. ...
Who Planted the Gordon to CSKA Moscow Story?
dabullz.com 9/8/2008 — Andrew Wamboldt
Five days ago, a story circulated out from the Greek media that CSKA Moscow was offering Ben Gordon $5.5 million for his services. Then on Friday, the general manager of CSKA Moscow came out saying that they were not having any ...
Gordon Could Be Moscow Bound —
Slam Dunk Central
The “ Arlington Heights Daily Herald ” reported Wednesday that restricted free agent guard Ben Gordon based on information from European Internet sites has been in contact with a team in Russia. The report names CSKA Moscow as the team that Gordon has allegedly talked to. There is speculation that Gordon who has not gotten an offer from a NBA franchise could spend the ...
Will Ben Gordon Be Leaving Chicago For Russia? —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
The stalemate between the Chicago Bulls and Ben Gordon continues as Gordon is still intent on finding somewhere else to call home, and the Bulls are still intent on trying to trade him. Unfortunately for both sides, it doesn’t look like either is going to get what they want. The Bulls have reportedly offered Gordon a deal for six years and $59 million, but Ben wants something more in ...
And Not Even Il Galo Shall Save Them —
Can't Stop The Bleeding
There’s one other scary characteristic the above quintet have in common : as of today, they’re all on the 2008 New York Knicks roster (Venn-tastic diagram lifted from Knickerblogger )
Having turned down an earlier $6 million per year offer from Chicago, Ben Gordon is said to be considering a not-nearly as lucrative pact from CSKA Moscow . On the soccer side of things, CSKA ...
Raymond Brothers Make Up CSKA Moscow Offer —
Dabullz
By Andrew Wamboldt
The general manager of CSKA Moscow talked with the Russian news agency, Советского спорта, to dismiss the Ben Gordon rumors. In recent days, Greek news sources were reporting that Ben Gordon had recieved an offer from CSKA Moscow worth $5.5 million net.
Here is what CSKA Moscow general manager, Андрею Ватутину (Andrei Vatutinu), had to say about the situation:
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Note to Ben Gordon's Agent: Making Stuff Up Is Not a Good Negotiating Ploy —
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Ben Gordon never officially commented on the rumors that CSKA Moscow was interested in signing him. Well, he no longer has to, because CSKA's GM Andrei Vatutin commented for him. From the Russian newspaper Soviet Sport , as translated by The Hoop : "This whole thing is a dirty trick of the newspapers, we are NOT in negotiations with Ben Gordon. At the moment all of our staff are currently on ...
CSKA did not negotiate with Gordon —
Blog a Bull
CSKA did not negotiate with Gordon
[From the Fanshots. Heh. Can anyone out there help with the translation? -ed.]
Turns out his someone is not telling the truth...The GM of CSKA says its a dirty newspaper trick and newspaper columnist say Gordon's agent asked them to plant the story...? This is getting ridiculous...
Google translator version ...
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Ben Gordon Headed to CSKA Moscow? —
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The Daily Herald is reporting that Ben Gordon has been in contract talks with CSKA Moscow about a one-year deal worth about $5.5 million.
The Chicago Bulls and Ben Gordon have been negotiating all summer, and it was recently reported that the ...
