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Josh Childress update: Signs with Olympiakos!
Josh Childress update: Signs with Olympiakos!
According to the Lithuanian basketball web site krepsinis.net (thanks to Zaidaw), Josh Childress signed with Olympiakos. To make it less a rumor, but a more reliable note: Here (picture of Josh signing), here and here also reports and “photo-evidences” of his signature in Greece with Olympiakos. If you are an expert of European lifestyle - I repeat lifestyle and not a basketball ...
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Mavs Moneyball — ... Kurt Thomas resigns with the Spurs. Josh Childress is off to play in Greece.  Supposedly signed a 3 year deal worth more than 20 Million after taxes.  And though he was a restricted free-agent, the Hawks can't match what European teams offer him.  Could this be the start of a new trend with NBA players, or is this a fluke deal? Ballineurope.com is now suggesting that the rival team of whom Josh went to, could now be looking at Deng. Malice at the Palace... Take 2 SI.com says that Dampier has the ...

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BallerBlogger.com — ... :  Scoop Jackson Interviews Carmelo Anthony Ball in Europe :  “If you are an expert of European lifestyle - I repeat lifestyle and not a basketball expert, you can be almost certain that Panathinaikos needs a signing like that too (BIG rivalry between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos). Too bad they [Panathiniakos] needs a SF. What was that guy’s name from Chicago again, who is looking for a deal? Wasn’t that Luol Deng?  Don’t be surprised, if that is the next thing on US web sites..”

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