Greek teams stacking up with EX NBA players...

slickgreek · Post #1 » by **slickgreek** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:04 am

Ira Newble-Aris BC

Von Wafer- Olympiakos (2 years 5 million euros)

Kleiza- Olympiakos (2 years 12.5 million euros)

Josh Childress- Olympiakos

Nick Calathes- 2nd round draft pick by (Minnesota) Panathinaikos

Allen Iverson- A possibility...

Houston and Denver both take a decent size hit by losing these 2 players. Wafer was a a quick scorer who can score in bunches and Kleiza was the glue to Denver. These players left the NBA for a bigger pay check and get to play for one of the top teams in Europe.

To me it doesnt seem like a bad offer. You get to move to Europe (temporary), make more money, experience a different lifestyle, and play for a championship caliber team. Not a bad trade at all? What do you guys think?

iamworthy · Post #2 » by **iamworthy** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:30 am

Yup, their taking all of out weaker players with the exception of A.I

slickgreek · Post #3 » by **slickgreek** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:35 am

I wouldnt say these guys are really weak? Maybe Ira Newble? But as for Wafer and Childress and Kleiza, there decent role players but not scrubs...

LAKESHOW · Post #4 » by **LAKESHOW** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:45 am

it is an international game. and these guys get paid just like they get paid here. different land. different country. of course we have better amenities out here. but hey, a paycheck is a paycheck. and those players are still good. still have game. so why not?

djericho · Post #5 » by **djericho** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:06 am

Casualties of the Salary cap...

I'm more for the cap than against, otherwise it'd be just the big markets winning w/ the ocassional small market winning (see MLB) and I can't blame them for jumping to play overseas... money is money, take the money, heck I would.

kooner · Post #6 » by **kooner** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:38 am

kleiza is a big lost to Europe this year.

slickgreek · Post #7 » by **slickgreek** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:03 am

I agree, I feel like Kleiza leaving Denver makes Denver the 4th best team in the west now...

Mamba Venom · Post #8 » by **Mamba Venom** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:41 pm

Olympiako will be the first Euro NBA expansion team

GOOD INVESTMENT !

lakersfanatic · Post #9 » by **lakersfanatic** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:37 pm

with the cap getting even lower.. i wouldn't be surprise to see more nba players going to europe. Im not really that disappointed to see them go to europe. New experience, a little bigger paycheck, option to opt out after 1-2yrs..plus definitely more playing time.
I say, if you're still young and many years to play.. why not.

Post #10 » by **crazyeights** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:39 pm

IMO Wafer's a bad seed who's only a gunner. Kleiza really is a loss to Denver, but maybe only because he lit us up frequently.

laduane1 · Post #11 » by **laduane1** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:50 am

With NBA careers going longer and longer. All the young players need to get a chance and if they can get it over seas and get a good pay out of it. I really see it as a good thing. Why sit on the end of the bench or in the D-league and get low balled.

It will all change if a Kobe or LBJ type of player goes over seas. Then we will hear about money and keeping your prime players here and not letting them go UFA.

Times change.

slickgreek · Post #12 » by **slickgreek** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:35 am

laduane1 wrote:With NBA careers going longer and longer. All the young players need to get a chance and if they can get it over seas and get a good pay out of it. I really see it as a good thing. Why sit on the end of the bench or in the D-league and get low balled.

It will all change if a Kobe or LBJ type of player goes over seas. Then we will hear about money and keeping your prime players here and not letting them go UFA.

Times change.

I agree...

NetsForce · Post #13 » by **NetsForce** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:21 am

What's going to be interesting is i these players who go overseas are going to be able to transition their way back to the NBA.