Would Deng really leave the Bulls for Europe?

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Manouselis: No Offer To Gordon and Deng
Published 7/29/2008 by BG7 at Dabullz
... Gordon if they have a realistic chance at obtaining him because he would easily become the team’s best player and the talent gap between him and their current shooting guard, Arvydas Macijauskas, is so large.  (Macijauskas averaged 2.3 PPG on 34.1 FG% during his short stint in the NBA).  Gordon’s game is suited perfectly for the Euro game and would be a good fit next to Olympiakos 6′7″ starting point guard, Theodoros Papaloukas. [Link to Q&A on Full Court Press Blog]

The Fundamentals
Published 7/29/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... :  Interview with blogger to Online Editor of Slam Magazine Ryne Nelson K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune : “The closest thing that Europe has to the NBA is the Euroleague because it consists of all the top teams in Europe. These teams have the biggest budgets and therefore have the ability to secure the best players. Olympiacos plays in both the Euroleague competition and the Greek League. The Greek League is one of the better leagues in Europe but there is a considerable drop off in parity from the top four to five teams and the rest of the league. This situation is very ...

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