NBA OFF-SEASON 2008 (Draft, Rumors And Transactions)

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^ aw... when mana gi duwa... naa unta ko gnina sa flushing, duol ra kaau sa stadium... tsk tsk

sa flushings daghan kaayo insik.. di ko nahan... racist ko nyahahaha

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LAS VEGAS – In a potentially stunning move that reflects the growing challenge Europe’s basketball leagues pose to the NBA, Atlanta Hawks free-agent forward Josh Childress is strongly considering a three-year, $20 million offer from Greek powerhouse Olympiakos, several league sources said Sunday night.

Childress flew to Greece late Sunday and is scheduled to meet with Olympiakos officials on Monday. Childress, 25, is so flustered with the Hawks’ refusal to make a sign-and-trade deal to another team, one source familiar with his thinking believes there’s “better than a 50-50 chance” he’ll sign with Olympiakos. The team also will cover the Greek taxes for Childress, making it even more lucrative.

“Unless he just gets there and doesn’t like it at all, I think he’s going to go,” one league source said.


Childress is a restricted free agent, but the Hawks would have no matching rights with a FIBA contract. Olympiakos’ offer also would allow Childress the opportunity to return to the NBA over the next two summers. The Hawks would maintain his restricted free-agent rights provided they make him a qualifying offer.

Childress’ talks with the Hawks have yet to gain traction because Atlanta officials have made it clear their first priority is to resolve negotiations with forward Josh Smith, their other restricted free agent. Privately, Childress has expressed little enthusiasm in returning to play for the organization, sources said.

The Memphis Grizzlies are the only remaining team with enough salary-cap room to make an offer exceeding the $5.6 million mid-level exception, and they so far seem content on saving their money for next summer. Several NBA GMs interested in Childress said they wouldn’t make a mid-level offer to him because they believe the Hawks would match.

Childress’ agent, Lon Babby, has instead looked to Europe to create leverage for his client, a unique approach that would have seemed unlikely as recently as three years ago. The U.S. dollar’s declining value compared to the Euro, coupled with the influx of money from Russian owners into the Euroleague, has now made Europe a much more attractive option for players.

Already this summer, the San Antonio Spurs’ 2007 first-round draft pick, Tiago Splitter, rejected an offer to join the NBA franchise because he can make more money by remaining in Spain. Toronto Raptors free agent Carlos Delfino signed a three-year, $13.5 million deal with Khimiki of Moscow. Juan Carlos Navarro of the Grizzlies returned to Spain for a reported five-year contract with FC Barcelona that could pay more than $20 million.

Even so, Childress, who averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game last season, would send far greater waves through the NBA should he leave for the Euroleague. He would be the kind of coveted, young American talent who hadn’t previously left the NBA for Europe. Childress, 6-foot-8, played his college ball at Stanford, and is believed to have the international curiosity and maturity it might take to leave the NBA behind for a year.

If Childress joins Olympiakos then chooses to return to the NBA in either of the next two summers, he’ll likely be entering a more lucrative free-agent market than the current one.

[tackielarla]

Sayang si Childress. Love the hair.

[Archer sensAtion]

sa flushings daghan kaayo insik.. di ko nahan... racist ko nyahahaha

hahaha ahak naa ra ba ko chinese blood...

arang2x nalng mga chinese imo ma silingan kaysa mga black...hehehe

[radiostar]

hahaha ahak naa ra ba ko chinese blood...

arang2x nalng mga chinese imo ma silingan kaysa mga black...hehehe

sakto pud... pero mas maayo chinese and black kaysa indian manimaho jud ang apartment. hahaha

i miss the free internet sa flushings library hahaha

[tackielarla]

Suns near deal with Matt Barnes

Free-agent forward Matt Barnes is scheduled to arrive in Phoenix Monday, expecting to sign a one-year veteran's minimum deal with the Suns after completing a physical.

Barnes, 28, spent the past two seasons in a mostly reserve role with the Golden State Warriors. He collected a career-best 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in the 2006-07 season. Last season, he averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 19.4 minutes per game.

General Manager Steve Kerr and coach Terry Porter talked with Barnes by phone last week from Las Vegas, where the Suns were in NBA Summer League action. The team likes his shooting touch, ball-handling and big-game experience.

In his seventh NBA season, Barnes is expected to make $1.2 million, but the Suns will pay only $797,000. The rest will come from a league fund.

Barnes, who is 6 feet 7 and 226 pounds, also has played for Philadelphia, New York, Sacramento and the Clippers since his college days at UCLA.

He has averaged 6.1 points per game over his career, shooting 32 percent from 3-point range.

If Barnes signs, the Suns will need to sign two more players to reach the 13-man roster minimum.

Finding a backup for point guard Steve Nash remains a priority.

Reports surfaced last week that second-round draft pick Goran Dragic had decided to stay in Europe, but a decision hasn't been made.

Suns near deal with Matt Barnes

[Motownkid]

LAS VEGAS – In a potentially stunning move that reflects the growing challenge Europe’s basketball leagues pose to the NBA, Atlanta Hawks free-agent forward Josh Childress is strongly considering a three-year, $20 million offer from Greek powerhouse Olympiakos, several league sources said Sunday night.

mag sul-ob na ug afro wig ang mga greek..hehe

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PBA na lang unta si Josh! hehehe!

[Archer sensAtion]

sakto pud... pero mas maayo chinese and black kaysa indian manimaho jud ang apartment. hahaha

i miss the free internet sa flushings library hahaha

OT: mao2x... haha kanang sa subway train jud if indian imo ma tapad...atay pirti jud ka baho...

nah bisag asa dri free na ang interrnet, basta naa lang ka wifi...hehe

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Shaq goofing around

Shaquille O'Neal and his wife Shaunie were on hand to watch their son, Shareef, participate in the 3rd Grade D1 National Boys Basketball Championship Tournament.