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According to this post

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=816872&start=15

and headline for http://www.Tom.com (one of the biggest Chinese sports website)

http://nba.sports.tom.com/2008-07-10/0424/84310045.html

that Panathinaikos offered Luis Scola 3/24Mils Euro and buyout fee.

However, it's not 100% confirmed, but it's more likely to be real.


To put in a understandable perspective Scola going to make roughly 15 millions US dollars net gross every single year (that means free housing, free transportation etc.........)

WTF he's still got a contract. He can't just go, can he?

Guy986 wrote:WTF he's still got a contract. He can't just go, can he?

yes he can
as long as he pay the buyout fee

Luis isn't going anywhere. I'd be surprised if he did leave the league after a promising rookie year.

Tomas_11 wrote:Luis isn't going anywhere. I'd be surprised if he did leave the league after a promising rookie year.

Tell that to the Grizzlies, who lost Juan Carlos Navarro to a Euro team.

that would be the 2nd worst thing to ever happen to the rockets. the 1st being battier for rudy gay

I really hope this isn't true. If it is true, you know he is going to consider it.
We pay him just over 3 million per season. This offer almost triples his salary.

luhbron wrote:I really hope this isn't true. If it is true, you know he is going to consider it.
We pay him just over 3 million per season. This offer almost triples his salary.

It's actually way more than triple, the Euro is worth a lot more than the Dollar.

McGrady2Head wrote:that would be the 2nd worst thing to ever happen to the rockets. the 1st being battier for rudy gay

Not actually. The 1st is not getting past the 1st round.

Good he can't finish or shoot. Can't defend either. We need a better PF anyway.

Iggyemu wrote:Good he can't finish or shoot. Can't defend either. We need a better PF anyway.

lol

Munchlaxatives wrote:

luhbron wrote:I really hope this isn't true. If it is true, you know he is going to consider it.
We pay him just over 3 million per season. This offer almost triples his salary.

It's actually way more than triple, the Euro is worth a lot more than the Dollar.

Whoops! Didn't read far enough to realize that the number was in Euros.
Now I feel 981724397x worse.
How can he turn that down?

Now that we finally found a servicable PF rotation, it seems like the rest of the world is trying its hardest to pry them away from us. Fight it Morey!

sign scola for 5 yrs. $100 million get it done morey!

McGrady2Head wrote:that would be the 2nd worst thing to ever happen to the rockets. the 1st being battier for rudy gay

: Sigh :
I'm about to have to retract the recent complementary streak I've had regarding your improvement in listening and thinking things through.

A.J. wrote:

McGrady2Head wrote:that would be the 2nd worst thing to ever happen to the rockets. the 1st being battier for rudy gay

Not actually. The 1st is not getting past the 1st round.

How did we manage to get to the finals in 81, 86, 94, and 95 without passing the first round? You mean the worst thing to happen to the franchise is not making it past the first round in 11 years? I guess that makes Grizzlies, Washington, and Atlanta fans near suicidal, eh?

moofs wrote:You mean the worst thing to happen to the franchise is not making it past the first round in 11 years? I guess that makes Grizzlies, Washington, and Atlanta fans near suicidal, eh?

It should.

Can you imagine being a Grizz fan? What sort of hell on earth would that be? The mere thought of it makes me shudder. Those poor saps in Memphis can't even take the Chicago Cubs Chickensh*it Plan B Fan Route, where you ignore repeated ineptitude for the sake of tradition and charm. Memphis fans have all the costs and none of the benefits. Must be some kind of new math.

Geh.

Focus: Aren't the Chinese news outlets about as dependable as John McCain? I know they used to spout all kinds of craziness, with no apparent qualms about 'truth'. Maybe this is another instance?

You're not considering that those people should already be in an alcoholic depressive spiral just from living in those cities. They are not as susceptible to the letdown their teams provide because they are already inured to it from looking out the window every day. It's like that Lowered Expectations ad from MAD TV. Strength through naivete.

thats 38 mil dollars

almost 13 mil a year

Scola, do whats right and take the money!

I'll bet Scola can make more than that in the NBA once his contract with us is up.

King Roosk wrote:I'll bet Scola can make more than that in the NBA once his contract with us is up.

He could also possibly make more than what is being offered to him after the 3 initial years in Europe... in other words make more now and later lol. But he's already in his mid 20s... I hope he stays ....

Luis, if you're reading this, se faz favor...