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Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:17 pm
by Test of Wills
It seems like LeBron isn't the only one to be interested to play overseas in a few years.
First, Heat fans have had to wonder about Dwyane Wade's hometown Chicago Bulls luring him away in two years when his contract expires. Now, Greece? Here was the question that came from a Greek reporter: Would Wade think of playing in Greece if he received a deal like the rumored one revolving LeBron James for $50 million a year? "Oh, yeah," he says. Has anyone contacted him? "No, no, no," he says. "I'm happy with the Heat. But we've been joking with LeBron about that. The numbers talk, no question about it." It was eye-opening for Wade to see Atlanta Hawk Josh Childress sign recently with a Greek team for three years and $32.5 million. That suggested something in the game is tilting, some residue from the past couple of decades of building up the international game. "Look, a lot of guys like me got the [maximum contracts]," Wade said. "But the way his deal is structured Josh is making just about the same as I am after taxes. If LeBron can make what's being thrown around, that's crazy. "We never thought we'd be in a position like this, but we'll see what's going to happen in the next several years."
I don't blame him if I got contract similar or little bit less to Lebron's I'd take it...
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/61498
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:29 pm
by Rodya
Stern will make sure Bron and Wade stay in the NBA. Change the rules, bend them, or flat out break them, Stern will not lose his best employees.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:30 pm
by Jase
The absolute worst part about this is that now virtually every free agent is going to be tied into rumors of overseas play.
Russian is right. Stern will make something happen. He'd lose too much money losing one of the league's best stars.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:49 pm
by Chubby Chaser
Stern is too smart of a businessman to let the NBA product be decimated by letting his best players be taken away over seas.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:30 pm
by greenbeans
"the next to get lured away"??? next what?? borderline starter for THE ATLANTA HAWKS?
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:07 pm
by JusBlaze
greenbeans wrote:"the next to get lured away"??? next what?? borderline starter for THE ATLANTA HAWKS?
You're completely right. The media makes it seem like every, and I mean every, one of the NBA's best players are going to leave for the international game when their contracts are up. It's almost like the media wants it to happen after reading some of the articles. Interesting times are coming up.
But hey, I'm ready for the Rockets to make a serious run (and win) the championship this year.
I'll worry about that when the time comes.
Many posters here deeply dislike David Stern. (Heck, the way he has helped expand basketball internationally, and subsequent lack of acknowledgement that if it wasn't for him Spain, Argentina, Greece, or Lithuania would not be nearly as good as they are today; that could all be argued as a bad thing.)
The one thing he has done well is market and make sound rules, for the most part. He will not allow the NBA's rules to inhibit NBA teams from re-signing the best players in the NBA. That you can be sure of.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:19 pm
by TOStateofMind
By the time they become FA's Stern will do something to make sure they'll stay you can bet on that.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:27 pm
by TheOUTLAW
There really is no reason to start another thread every time someone is asked if they'd go to play in Europe for 50 million/yr. The answer is yes for every single one of them. I don't even know why anyone would be surprised by that.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:04 pm
by Fobbie
TheOUTLAW wrote:There really is no reason to start another thread every time someone is asked if they'd go to play in Europe for 50 million/yr. The answer is yes for every single one of them. I don't even know why anyone would be surprised by that.
/thread only an idiot would turn down 50mil/yr
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:20 pm
by Harry Heinous
Fobbie wrote:TheOUTLAW wrote:There really is no reason to start another thread every time someone is asked if they'd go to play in Europe for 50 million/yr. The answer is yes for every single one of them. I don't even know why anyone would be surprised by that.
/thread
only an idiot would turn down 50mil/yr
true dat
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:47 am
by GameTime_3
Ive been thinking about this for some time now. What about, allowing teams to give 50% more in there last contract, while only applying 50% to the cap. So lets say wade's gets a contract starting @ 30 million, only 15 million would be on the cap.This also would give the home team, a big leg up on retaining there talent, while adding value to draft picks.
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:19 am
by nesta
what about 1 player not counting on your cap?
Re: Is Dwayne Wade the next to get lured away?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:19 pm
by Mr Excitement
lol @ david stern's cheap salary cap. i'm sure they're going to do something to the nba's salary cap next season. i'm talking about 9 digits.