mondry wrote:Well, if he didn't take our deal what's his other option? Stay in Europe for even less money? I mean think about it...
The thing is, even tho he would get less money, the work he'd have to do would be a lot easier, and the whole transfer to the other culture and moving so far away from his home would be avoided. He'd probably get around 2 to 3 mil in Europe while playing significantly less games, which isn't that much less money. The top 5 European clubs have ~40 mil budget on average, it's not that far away from the nba. You have to consider all that as well.
I'm from Serbia and I actually have a friend who is a family friend of Bjelica's, and what he told me is that Nemanja actually wanted to stay in Europe, but that his wife convinced him to go to the NBA, so I'm guessing the negotiations weren't as smooth as it might seem they were.