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Then just last week, Carlos Arroyo announced he's doing the same thing. The Orlando Magic guard singed a three year contract with Maccabi Tel-Aviv, an Israeli team, worth $2.5 million. It's the richest contract in Maccabi history, plus Arroyo has the option of opting out and returning to the NBA after one season. He joins Rodney White, a former Pistons team mate of Arroyo, who signed with Maccabi previously.
Now today, free agent guard Earl Boykins announced that he's signed a one year, $3.5 million deal with Virtus Bologna of the Italian league. Boykins will be the highest paid player in Italy for the 2008-09 season where he will also assist with sponsorship and marketing of the team. According to the Canadian Press, also last month, Nenad Kerstic left the Nets and Carlos Delfino and Jorge Garbajosa left the Raptors to sign with a Russian team.
Both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James joked around with reporters saying they would play overseas for salaries worth $40 and $50 million a year. Seriously though, some of those Euro teams have some cash in their back pockets, and with the Euro being worth more than the dollar, will we lose more NBA players to Euroleagues?
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By: Brandon on 8/12/2008 11:40PM
The media and many American citizens are always criticizing NBA players. They refer to them as thugs, criminals and every other name in the book. Yet when the olympics roll around they want these players to stand up, be proud, and support the USA. I would just love it if the Black NBA players would boycott the olympics, and only choose to play for an African team. Can you just imagine the backlash that would create, but also the amount of pride, integrity and courage it would instill in the black race? Then the USA would be forced to send a team of white players (jason williams, kirk hinrich, wally szcerbiack, mike dunleavy, troy murphy, michael doleac, mike miller, kevin love, brian scalabrine, adam morrison, jeff foster, jj redick). Can you say NO MEDALS? Even if this team loss evry game in the olympics which they would, I bet in no way would they endure the same type of criticism that is leveled against black players.
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By: LeeLee on 8/13/2008 1:00AM
Brandon I agree with you greed has set in with this generation of bball players they would never play for an African nation whereby their ancestors came from, nothing is in it for them, it will never happen. No pride compared to Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Ali. These crybabies want more cars, more jewerly, bigger houses and 10 baby mamas. When is enough---ENOUGH
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By: Afordlove on 8/13/2008 1:43PM
I am thinking of making a one year comeback.
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By: Pay Attention on 8/22/2008 12:25AM
I'm glad, I think the NBA and NFL has treated it's black players likd $hit (all for thier monetary gain). If these players can go somewhere else and be paid for their gift without the BS, I say good for them! I hope more do the same and tell the NBA and other organizations to kiss my a$$.
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By: Frank Talk on 8/24/2008 12:16AM
Nah, the NBA doesn't care that much about its prospects and current players. That's all a part of the "globalization" network--replace the Black players with European and American white, ones.
At the same time, if the MLB and Hockey teams were losing white players, it'd be a 'big' deal. White wealthy people care more about their children having white heroes, than Black ones.
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By: stuart barish on 8/25/2008 5:08PM
YOU GO JOSH... THE NBA doesn't deserve you. OH AND NICE FRO YOO!!
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