Marvin Williams may be going to Olympiacos in '09

[AdamTheGreek]

http://sports.e-go.gr/article.asp?catid ... id=1400632
Είδηση «έβγαλε» η επιστροφή του Ολυμπιακού στα πάτρια εδάφη έπειτα από τα φιλικά στο Ισραήλ! Ο Τζος Τσίλντρες, ο νέος μεγάλος σταρ της ομάδας, με τον οποίο ασχολούνται ακόμα και σήμερα, περίπου δύο μήνες μετά την ένταξή του στην ομάδα του Πειραιά, τʼ αμερικανικά ΜΜΕ και πολλοί «άσοι» του ΝΒΑ, άφησε ανοιχτό το ενδεχόμενο (έστω και με εμφανή δόση χιούμορ) να έχει συμπαίκτη του χρόνου στο ΣΕΦ τον πολλά υποσχόμενο στην άλλη άκρη του Ατλαντικού, Μάρβιν Ουίλιαμς!

Τσίλντρες και Ουίλιαμς έχουν συνεργαστεί πάνω στα παρκέ για λογαριασμό των Ατλάντα Χοκς, καθώς πέρυσι ο 22χρονος φόργουορντ (ύψους 2,06μ.) των «γερακιών» έπαιξε στον «μαγικό κόσμο» του ΝΒΑ κι εντυπωσίασε με τις επιδόσεις του παίζοντας σε 80 παιχνίδια με 14,8 πόντους μ.ο. στο σκοράρισμα και 5,7 ριμπάουντ. Ο Ουίλιαμς υπέγραψε 4ετές συμβόλαιο τον Ιούλιο του 2005, κάτι που σημαίνει ότι το καλοκαίρι του 2009 θα είναι ελεύθερος. Οι ετήσιες απολαβές του, βάσει του συμβολαίου που έχει, ξεπερνάει τα 4,5 εκατομμύρια δολάρια το χρόνο.

Ο Αμερικανός του Ολυμπιακού κλήθηκε να σχολιάσει τις πρόσφατες δηλώσεις του πρώην συμπαίκτη του στους Ατλάντα Χοκς, στις οποίες έλεγε ότι βλέποντας ένα βίντεο της ομάδας συνειδητοποίησε πόσο πολύ του λείπει ο Τσίλντρες: «Το άκουσα, αλλά δεν μου είπε κάτι τέτοιο στο τηλέφωνο. Μπορεί του χρόνου να είμαστε συμπαίκτες γιατί με ρωτά συνέχεια για τον Ολυμπιακό, για την Αθήνα και τη ζωή εδώ. Αλλωστε έχουμε και τον ίδιο μάνατζερ»!

Παράλληλα, η παρουσία του Τσίλντρες στον Ολυμπιακό και το ελληνικό πρωτάθλημα συνεχίζει να προκαλεί το ενδιαφέρον κολοσσών του παγκόσμιου Τύπου στα μέρη μας. Οι «New York Times» είναι ήδη στην Αθήνα και ετοιμάζουν μεγάλο αφιέρωμα στον Αμερικανό, ενώ την Τετάρτη αναμένεται και το ESPN για να μιλήσει τόσο με τον Τζος, όσο και με τους ανθρώπους του Ολυμπιακού.


I don't expect anyone to be able to read that, but that's my proof of evidence.
Expect an English-written article soon.

Most of that talks about Marvin Williams' stats in the beginning and his tight relationship with Josh.
Basically says that Marvin and Josh have been doing a lot of talking and Josh is pressuring Marvin about making the move to Athens and Olympiacos this upcoming summer once his 4-year deal is done summer of '09.
Didn't know that Marvin and Josh have the same manager (agent).

This week, The New York Times and ESPN will be in Athens to once again interview Childress and other Olympiacos people.

[Hawks]

Only way Marvin heads over if he completely tanks the season and gets no deal from any teams. Otherwise he will be remaining here. I know everyone want to think anyone can be had. At the end only the role players who over value themselves will likely head overseas. Marvin isn't a role player and the Hawks will make sure to keep him if he proves his worth this year.

[HMFFL]

AdamTheGreek,

Can you provide us with a link?

[td00]

Only way Marvin heads over if he completely tanks the season and gets no deal from any teams. Otherwise he will be remaining here. I know everyone want to think anyone can be had. At the end only the role players who over value themselves will likely head overseas. Marvin isn't a role player and the Hawks will make sure to keep him if he proves his worth this year.

While I agree that it probably doesn't seem plausible for Marvin to be looking overseas one day after the news comes that Sund is not looking to extend him a qualifying offer, you can't dispute that Marvin indeed is more of a role player right now. In fact, he can be considered the 5th best starter on this team.

He has some proving to do this year from an overall standpoint to be able to say he commands the kind of numbers that the Olympic PGs have garnered. While it may be nice to say that we should be glad Marvin is here instead of Bogut, count on knowing that Bogut would have been the selection if we had the choice at the time.

Marvin should look at all offers because the Hawks are going to more than likely let the market determine his value.

[JoshB914]

If Marvin doesn't show some major signs of improvement this season then I don't see why we'd want him here anyway.

[evildallas]

#1 Don't European leagues cap the number of US citizens that can be on the roster? Is Marvin who they want to use the limited allotment on?
#2 It's early in the season, let's see how much recruiting occurs later in the year. If Josh Childress isn't getting as much love later in the year the sales pitch might not be effective.
#3 Marvin's QO is 7.355M. That means it's even higher to outbid than what Childress was getting offered.

The other way to look at the article is Josh Childress sounds lonely and is actively trying to recruit one of his friends over to join him playing in Greece. This may or may not be the case, but it's another possible interpretation.

[NWO4Life]

Translated
News “removed” the return Olympic in the clans territories then from friendly in Israel! [Tzos] [Tsilntres], the new big Star of team, with which deal even today, roughly two months afterwards his integration in the team of Piraeus, [t]ʼ American SME and many of “[asoi]” [NBA], left open the possibility (even with obvious dose humour) have teammate of time in the [SEF] many promising in the other end of Atlantic, [Marbin] Williams! [Tsilntres] and Williams they have collaborated on the parquets on behalf of Atlas [Choks], while last year 22[chronos] [forgoyornt] (height 2,06[m].) the “falcons” it played in the “magic world of” [NBA] and impressed with his records playing in 80 games with 14,8 points [m].[o] in the scoring and 5,7 [rimpaoynt]. Williams signed 4[etes] contract in July 2005, something that means that the summertime 2009 will be free. His annual rewards, [basei] the contract that it has, it exceeds the 4,5 millions dollars per year. The American of Olympic was called to comment the recent statements former his teammate in their Atlas [Choks], in which it said that seeing a video of team it realised how many a lot is absent to him [Tsilntres]: “I heard Him, but to me it did not say such something in the telephone. It can the time we are teammates because it constantly asks me for Olympic, for Athens and the life here. [Alloste] we have also the himself manager”! At the same time, the presence of [Tsilntres] in the Olympic and Greek championship continues causing the interest of colossuses of world Press in our parts. “New York Times” they are already in Athens and they prepare big hommage in the American, while Wednesday is also expected ESPN in order to it speaks so much with [Tzos], what with the persons of Olympic.


SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY JUST TALK ABOUT MARVIN AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH A PLAYER IN GREECE NOT THAT HE IS GOING TO BE SIGNED. SURE AN OFFER MIGHT BE GIVEN BUT THIS IS MERELY SPECULATION AND TROLLING WITH A FISHING HEADLINE FROM THE OP

[raleigh]

He has some proving to do this year from an overall standpoint to be able to say he commands the kind of numbers that the Olympic PGs have garnered.

Marvin doesn't have to prove he's the equal of the "Olympic PG's."

He simply has to prove he's worthy of the cost it will take to keep him as the team's SF.

[killbuckner]

Unless Marvin really breaks out this season and gets a Josh Smith size contract then I think its a virtual lock he takes the QO this coming offseason. Not only is his QO for significantly higher than the MLE, but that lets him hit UFA in the 2010 season when so many teams are trying to clear major caproom in order to take a run at Lebron, Wade, and Bosh.

[Harry10]

Chil would have been lucky to get 6M from an NBA team. Marvin should not have a problem in getting 9M from an NBA team.

Olympiacos should save their money and try to make a 50M-60M offer to Joe

[MikeRice]

Chil would have been lucky to get 6M from an NBA team. Marvin should not have a problem in getting 9M from an NBA team.

Olympiacos should save their money and try to make a 50M-60M offer to Joe

If we give Marvin 9M a year then Sund might be worse than Babcock or Billy Knight. I would pay Childress more than Marvin in a heartbeat. Sure he was drafted a couple spots higher but Childress showed me a lot more in his time here than Marv has. Just because he was the number 2 draft pick a few years ago doesn't entitle him to a base salary anywhere near his qualifying offer.

[killbuckner]

I mean a 5 year 45 million dollar contract is in the realm for what Marvin could get with a big year. Hell- Kwame brown got a 3 year 25 million dollar deal as I recall. But still, why would he take that contract when he could take the QO for about the same first year salary and then hit UFA when more teams have caproom? Even if he spins his wheels for another season someone would still pay him on potential (if they were willing to pay him on potential this offseason)

[raleigh]

It's going to take more than $45M to sign a healthy Marvin. You can bet on that.

[AdamTheGreek]

Here's that link:
http://sports.e-go.gr/article.asp?catid ... id=1400632

[Adobozz]

Wtf, Does Chill have an agenda against the Hawks? I used to like u Chill, but go f yourself and Greece/.

[JoshB914]

Maybe his reaction their handling of him as an RFA isn't completely warranted. But is there any question that the Hawks are a poorly run team who are not loyal to their players? That's why he left. It wasn't just the RFA situation, it was a pattern of behavior from the organization that made him not want to be here.

[realfung]

lol