Anadolu Efes Istanbul in advanced talks with Jordan Farmar

[snaquille oatmeal]

The future of Jordan Farmar could be in Europe again after his short stint with Maccabi Tel Aviv during the NBA Lockout. The PG opted in on his contract with the Nets but Farmar will be traded to the Hawks in the package for Joe Johnson when the moratorium period ends. Atlanta will waive him after July 11 and, as free agent, he is close to joining Anadolu Efes Istanbul on a 2+1, $2.5M per season deal. There are still a few details left on his contract and some bonuses that the two parts are trying to set. In the mix for Farmar there is also Fenerbahce but he seems ready to join Efes. Anadolu Efes will give him the chance to be the main PG in the team and to play in Euroleague and in one of the most important European leagues. In the season 2011-12, Farmar averaged 10.4ppg in the 39 games played in the NBA.

http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/40688/anadolu-efes-istanbul-in-advanced-talks-with-jordan-farmar.html

[miggs]

Good, cocky little ****, enjoy playing in Turkey. No diss to basketball there but clearly this means the talent people thought he had here in the SoCal was mediocre. I knew there was nothing impressive about Farmar, he never struck me as someone who could excel as the NBA level like too many thought at Taft. I'm glad to read this, today just keeps getting better.

[The Skyhook]

I'd still rather have him than Steve Blake. Maybe Blake turns things around this year in a lesser role.

[miggs]

I'd still rather have him than Steve Blake. Maybe Blake turns things around this year in a lesser role.

Nah man I'm cool, you can't want a bigger role when you're clearly not able to handle it. I'd rather keep Blake and start giving more mins to Morris. Maybe some of Nash will rub off on Morris

[MAMBAEMD]

Good luck to Farmar.
I thought he was a good back up PG. He thought he was a starter in the NBA.

I got to meet him not too long ago and thought he was humble and gracious and took time to talk to my kids and sign autographs. I think he's matured over the last few years.

[nbaintel1]

Good, cocky little ****, enjoy playing in Turkey. No diss to basketball there but clearly this means the talent people thought he had here in the SoCal was mediocre. I knew there was nothing impressive about Farmar, he never struck me as someone who could excel as the NBA level like too many thought at Taft. I'm glad to read this, today just keeps getting better.

Stop hating. Farmar has shown that he's clearly an NBA level player. 17 PER last season is 17 PER no matter what. Most scrubs don't come close to that.

[Slava]

You have to wonder how inept Atlanta's front office is if they couldn't even find a taker for him for a late 1st or 2nd round pick and cash. Farmar is a legit NBA back up guard and even someone like Dallas/San Anotonio/Bulls/OKC or Miami can use him well.

[LateRoundFlyer]

Good, cocky little ****, enjoy playing in Turkey. No diss to basketball there but clearly this means the talent people thought he had here in the SoCal was mediocre. I knew there was nothing impressive about Farmar, he never struck me as someone who could excel as the NBA level like too many thought at Taft. I'm glad to read this, today just keeps getting better.

Stop hating. Farmar has shown that he's clearly an NBA level player. 17 PER last season is 17 PER no matter what. Most scrubs don't come close to that.

Right. Farmar playing in Turkey has less to do with his career aptitude as an NBA player than it does his hubris. Hell, if he had stayed here, he'd probably have started by now. But he wanted more and he wanted it sooner. Can't say I blamed him for that, but when he goes out and says stupid sh*t like this...

Jordan Farmar@JordanFarmar2
Guess who would have made that 3 ptr…

16 May 12

https://twitter.com/JordanFarmar2/statu ... 8470807552

...then it sort of reminds you just why he wore so many people thin.

[RJM]

You have to wonder how inept Atlanta's front office is if they couldn't even find a taker for him for a late 1st or 2nd round pick and cash. Farmar is a legit NBA back up guard and even someone like Dallas/San Anotonio/Bulls/OKC or Miami can use him well.

Inept enough to dump the most untradeable contract in the NBA since 2010 in Joe Johnson for scraps, I reckon.

[DEEP3CL]

Danny Ferry is the one that's inept, he's the dumbest branch that has grown from that Spur family tree.

[MAMBAEMD]

Danny Ferry is the one that's inept, he's the dumbest branch that has grown from that Spur family tree.

[dockingsched]

You have to wonder how inept Atlanta's front office is if they couldn't even find a taker for him for a late 1st or 2nd round pick and cash. Farmar is a legit NBA back up guard and even someone like Dallas/San Anotonio/Bulls/OKC or Miami can use him well.

farmar had a player option that he agreed to opt in under the agreement that he gets bought out by atlanta. farmar was planning to opt out, but the nets needed his salary to make the jj deal work. farmar got a nice pay day and his free agency for playing along.

[Slava]

Well.. his player option was 4.5 mil, he would be stupid to opt out of that and take a 3mil per year contract in Turkey.

Even from the articles I read, he opted in regardless of the trade, then took a buy out for 1.5 mil, which seems more reasonable for him financially.