That was fast. Josh Childress went out and celebrated his signing with Greek team Olympiacos by heading out to a local nightspot where he was the center of attention. I think he is going to like living overseas. (Insert gyro and feta cheese jokes here)

Chris Sheridan's excellent Josh Childress story includes this little "whoa" moment: ... one prominent player agent told ESPN.com that he does not believe the Childress signing will become a trend because there are not enough European clubs willing to spend money on an NBA level. Olympiacos is one of them, having offered Chris Webber a two-year contract that would have netted him around ...

Mamma Mia...here you go again...my, my...Stanford really taught ya! One of our favorite Stanford-bred hoopstars, the #1 Josh Childress , is packing his fro and shipping it to the tropical paradise of Skopelos Island in Greece, to play for the Olympiacos CFP basketball club. What does the CFP stand for? None other than "Club of Fans of Piraeus". So Childress is playing for the Olympiacos ...

Following up on yesterday's DraftExpress interview of Olympiacos Assistant Coach Manos Manouselis, here's an interview of Josh Childress's agents , Lon Babby and Jim Tanner, conducted by Slam's Lang Whitaker. (HT: TrueHoop ) Tanner contradicts Manouselis's statement that Olympicaos were "offered the services of Josh Childress." SLAM : Jim, about Josh Childress — had you guys considered ...

Josh Childress DraftExpress has a Q&A with one of the assistant coaches from Josh Childress' new team, Olympiacos. Coach Manos Manouselis tells how the Childress signing came to be, where he sees this "trend" going, shoots down rumors left and right and even talks a little trash about the NBA. All the way down at the [...]

Josh Childress ' signing last week with Greek club Olympiacos created shock waves throughout the NBA and beyond. A restricted free agent with the Atlanta Hawks , Childress' departure from the NBA following a season in which he drew Sixth Man of the Year votes raises questions about whether his decision will start a trend. Seven players on NBA rosters from last season have spurned NBA offers ...

The key comment (by my reckoning) made by Olympiacos Assistant Coach Manos Manouselis: I will tell you that offers were extended to both James Posey and Ricky Davis. We were able to personally meet with Ricky and his wife in Las Vegas during the time of the Summer League, and we were immensely impressed with him as a person in addition to his fantastic basketball skill level. While going ...

A representative of Olympiacos reached out to DraftExpress recently in attempt to clear the air and explain the exact events which lead to the signing of Josh Childress, in addition to providing information on the future plans of Olympiacos, the situation of basketball in Greece, the Euroleague, etc. A transcript of our dialogue with Assistant Coach Manos Manouselis is attached as follow.

We have heard about the reports that Josh Childress will leave for the famous Greek team, Olympiacos. The deal includes incentives such as a house and tax breaks that will earn him a bit over $20 million dollars. That is more than any NBA team could pay or would pay for Childress. This is a little worrisome for the NBA in the short term, but hopefully the problems will be fixed after this. We