More players flee to Europe
Detroit Bad Boys —
Wow, this really happened: Josh Childress signed with Olympiakos in Greece. Also, Bostjan Nachbar signed with Dynamo Moscow. Europe is taking all of the players I wanted the Pistons to sign! However, there is some good news: Mo Evans signed with the Warriors. Not sure if the Pistons ever considered bringing Evans back, but I’m relieved it won’t happen. ...
Ga Tech's Dickey Decides to Leave School and Play Professionally in Ukraine
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Filed under: Georgia Tech, ACCFirst we had Arizona recruit Brandon Jennings heading to an Italian team when he couldn't get himself academically eligible for school. Next, we had NBA player Josh Childress signing with a Greek team instead of staying in the NBA. Now, we have a guy just leaving during his college career and going to Europe. Meet Ra'Sean Dickey, a Georgia Tech power forward. He is leaving school to play for a team in the Ukraine. Dickey would have been a fifth-year senior after he missed ...
It's Officially Time to Start the 'NBA Overseas Defection Watch' List
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... jumped to Greece. That's wild. What a kooky thing to see. Man, what if this were to become a trend in a couple of years? How weird would that be? I mean, clearly it won't happen for a whi ... " ...
Lakers Keep Sasha Vujacic in the States
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... card though, which can be defined as "threatening my current team with the prospect of signing a deal to play in Europe if they don't make me an offer that I feel is appropriate." The Lakers' initial offer was for three years, $12M, but apparently the prospect of Sasha heading overseas as early as tonight to begin negotiating (he supposedly had a red-eye flight booked) lit a fire under the team to get a deal in place today. ...
Will Ben Gordon Get Paid?
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Filed under: Bulls, Heat, NBA Rumors In subtle ways, this week could not have gone better for Bulls guard Ben Gordon. The restricted free agent watched a cohort, Josh Childress, bust up the system by taking a filthy offer from a European team. Days later, fellow undersized two-guard Monta Ellis inked a six-year, $66 million contract. Gordon's older than Ellis, and quite a bit more reliant on his jumper, but to see a contemporary fatten up with that sort of deal must feel good. But according to the Chicago ...
#4 Biggest Bust of the '00s: Rafael Araujo
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... , everyone taken in the first seven picks before Araujo turned out to be productive NBA (or Euroleague) players. Well, except for ...
