Europe looking very attractive for NBA free agents

                   
foxsports.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Veteran sportswriter Mike Kahn has been covering the NBA since 1984 and brings his unique perspective on the league to FOXSports.com. Reach him at MikeKahn@hotmail.com. Updated: July 23, 2008, 11:29 AM EST 5 comments Maybe NBA commissioner David Stern and his minions should step up the process of expanding to Europe, or else ... Just a week ago, the latest prep sensation from Oak Hill Academy, Brandon Jennings, snubbed his nose at both the NCAA and the NBDL, signing a contract to play in Italy next year instead. Never mind the money, the 18-year-old also says the competition level will prepare him better. Was it a smart move? We may never know the answer to that question — depending on how Jennings develops and the speed of his route to the NBA. But that's not really what all the hoopla was about. What everybody wanted to... [read full story]                    

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Foreigners don´t want to play in the NBA

berecruited.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, Mensah-Bonsu, Juan Carlos Navarro, Nachbar, Tiago Splitter (a first-round pick of the Spurs in 2007) Goran Dragic (a second-round pick of the Spurs in 2008; rights traded to the Suns), Fran...                    

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Value of Euro vs. Dollar Impacting NBA Signings? [NBA]

deadspin.com     Jul 21, 2008          

In the latest sign of American hoops hegemony showing some weakness, fivetooltool points out that several NBA players are returning to Europe because they can get better contracts there. Why? Partially because of the increasing...                    

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The NBA's euro problem

foreignpolicy.com     Jul 21, 2008          

Al Bello/Getty Images It was only a matter of time before the declining dollar affected the world of sport. In years past, the Europe's prime basketball talent bolted across the pond for the superior pay and play of the NBA....                    

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Q&A with Daryl Morey

nba.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Rockets' GM tackles the topic of NBA players taking their games overseas Before making his way to Russia, Bostjan Nachbar left the league with a warning: "The NBA better be careful." One of the interesting developments of this...                    

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Will the NBA’s Trickle to Europe Become a Flood?

thebiglead.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Late Sunday, an extremely random and perplexing story appeared over at Yahoo Sports - Atlanta Hawks’ sixth-man Josh Childress was entertaining the idea of playing in Greece. Huh? Three days later, Childress is gone - just like...                    

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Strange Days, Indeed

slamonline.com     Jul 23, 2008          

If you live, as I do, in the United States, or even if you are only vaguely aware of the existence of the United States, you might have heard that things here are not as good as they should be, or have been in recent years. I...                    

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Josh Childress signs 3 yr. deal with Greece?

foxsports.com     Jul 23, 2008          

I don't know why, but I love that Childress did this. It shows the NBA that it's not the only game in town. Losing players to the foreign market seems to becoming a trend this offseason, and Childress is the first significant...                    

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Avtio Atlanta and the NBA

sportsunderground.com     Jul 23, 2008          

Josh Childress found a lot of cabbage today in Greece after signing a three-year $20 million deal with the Greek club team Olympiakos. Childress was a restricted agent, but an NBA team can’t match an offer made from a club...                    

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Thinking Outside the Player Movement Box

go.com     Jul 24, 2008          

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...                    

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