2008-09 general league thread (non-Pistons)

[coynejeremy]

Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Dallas Mavericks' forward Josh Howard arrested for street racing | Dallas Mavericks News | Sports News | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas

Was this guy on drugs or something?

http://www.pistonsforum.com/nba-stuf...king-weed.html

Couldn't resist.

[KGREG]

Originally Posted by coynejeremy

Was this guy on drugs or something?

http://www.pistonsforum.com/nba-stuf...king-weed.html

Couldn't resist.

Too Funny

[mikhail1973]

Boykins signs with Virtus Bologna of Italy

Unrestricted free agent Earl Boykins signed a one-year, US$3.5-million deal Tuesday to play with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league, the latest NBA player to sign a deal with an overseas club.

[jammertime]

Originally Posted by mikhail1973

Boykins signs with Virtus Bologna of Italy

Speaking of signing overseas. I just found this one at espn.

The Russian team CSKA Moscow and the Greek team Olympiacos, which recently gave Josh Childress a contract approaching $30 million over three years, have already contacted James, according to the person close to him. The person added, however, that no monetary or contractual discussions have taken place.

LeBron to Europe for $50 million a season? I don't believe that of a second.

[Tha Locstah]

For those of you who believe that the NBA shouldn't be worried about their players being lured overseas, here's an article for you...............

ESPN - Source: LeBron would consider European offer of $50M a year or more - NBA

[TaShawn]

Death of the salary cap.

[Dlev59]

Originally Posted by jammertime

Speaking of signing overseas. I just found this one at espn.



LeBron to Europe for $50 million a season? I don't believe that of a second.

Nobody would have believed MJ would make 33 mil in 97-98 a few years before that either!

[Dumars4Ever]

LeBron leaving for Europe seems remarkably unlikely to me. I think a more likely target, and perhaps a smart move by a Euroleague team that wanted to make a big splash (as opposed to throwing Monopoly money at LeBron and getting turned down), would be Kobe.

I think Kobe's current contract runs through the end of the 2011 season. He grew up in Europe while his dad was playing there, and he speaks Italian (plus Spanish, I think?), so I can see him being tempted by that. Particularly if the Lakers manage to win a title between now and then, which would "prove" that he didn't need Shaq to win it all. If he's managed to accomplish that by the time his contract is up, I could see him thinking, "I've done everything I wanted to in the NBA, so now I'll blaze another trail by being the first superstar to leave for Europe." It might make a lot of sense for him, especially if it means he can make tens of millions more over there than he could in another NBA contract.

[dba]

Originally Posted by TaShawn

Death of the salary cap.

Or the imposition of a European one. And the beginning of the formation of the GBA that might have a true world champion.

[TaShawn]

It probably depends how entrenched Kobe and his family are in America.

Lebron may have more freedom to do what's best for Lebron. He has stated that he wants to be a billionaire, so it would help him achieve that noble goal.