tfmiii wrote:ermocrate wrote:BadWolf wrote:Strange rumor. If he get more in Europe, then he's not any good. 500k $ is 200k real money contract in Europe. Which is really low anyone good.
In fact I think He is not coming for that kind of money... You have, at last, use a couple of million to sign him...
I would have thought so, can you parse the Italian article for us who are not fluent?
http://www.notizie.it/basket-datome-sba ... n-celtics/As Sully points out it makes a three year minimum makes no sense
and a minimum deal makes no sense period
and now we have denials from Gigi via twitter that he has any deal in place:
http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/seri ... ltics.html
The most important extract is this:
Datome firmerà con la squadra del Massachusetts un triennale da 490.180 di dollari, lordi. Il numero 13 di Roma per le regole NBA è un rookie ed è free-agent, quindi può firmare per qualsiasi squadra, ma non è necessariamente condizionato dai limiti salariali vincolati agli anni di esperienza NBA (nel suo caso zero). I Celtics, però, hanno già impegnati 73 milioni di dollari per la prossima stagione e di conseguenza non potranno offrirgli più del minimo salariale che è appunto di 490.180 dollari lordi, circa la metà netti. Datome quest’anno ha guadagnato 250.000 euro netti. Quindi in sostanza va a guadagnare la stessa cifra ma in NBA, a meno che i Celtics non investano su di lui l’eccezione al salary cap, ipotesi improbabile.
L’azzurro rinuncerà al suo ultimo anno di contratto con Roma, dove avrebbe guadagnato il doppio di quest’anno, facendo così un investimento su se stesso, nella speranza di una lunga carriera negli U.S.A.
It means:
Datome will sign a 3yrs deal worth $490.180(per year) with the frachise from Massachusets. The #13 from Rome it's a rookie and a freeagent by NBA rules so he can sign for any team but is not conditioned from salary limitations imposed from the NBA's years of experience. The Celtics already have 73mill of salaries so they can only sign minimum contracts. This year Datome earned 250.000 euros (330.000$) after tax. Basically he is goin to earn the same salary but in the NBA, unless the Celtics don't use a salary exception on him, unlikely. The "Azzurro" will renounce to the last year of his deal with Rome, worth 500.000 after tax, betting on himself and in a long career in USA.I don't know it's a stupid move for me, I'll do that because I'm a C's fan but I wouldn't renounce to a lot of money for such a long deal, he should go to some rich European team and earn 1/2 millions and then go to NBA with an higher salary. I don't think you can live that far from you country with that type of money, at least pick up a shorter deal.