In recent days, the announcement of Deron Williams who joined the Besiktas Turks. Today the hypothesis is confirmed that the star of the New Jersey Nets has only opened the door that will lead several NBA players to land in the European leagues. The idea comes from Williams himself who declared on ESPN microphones: “I also spoke to other players about the possibility of going to play in Europe and they said they were ready to consider this option."
It is still considered difficult to think of champions of the caliber of Kobe Bryant o Dwayne Wade, that they are willing to move overseas only for the time necessary to reach an agreement for the new collective agreement. However, going around the net and in the newspapers, the rumors are multiplying day by day, some appear unfeasible, others more concrete. But you know, the sports market is also made up of this and the hearts of the fans are especially nourished by such indiscretions.
Here are some eligible destinations for some players in the most exclusive basketball league in the world.
Ron Artest, the small forward of the Los Angeles Lakers has announced that he is in talks, through his agent, with the Cheshire Jets of the British Basketball League. Moving to the Middle East we find Maccabi Tel Aviv, which in recent days had expressed interest in the star Amar'e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks, but this hypothesis could already vanish given that the player himself, on his Twitter profile, declared that he swears allegiance to the city and to the New York team, despite the numerous European "advances".
We keep talking about the fate of one of the most talked about NBA players, Kobe Bryant, who after being matched with Besiktas and Armani Jeans in Milan, has also entered the sights of the Chinese championship. There is oriental scent even in the strings of Shane Battier, the Houston Rockets player told SI.com, his interest in China.
Should the lockout extend beyond January, we could see the return to France of Tony Parker, at least this is what we read on the French site basketUSA.com about the point guard of the San Antonio Spurs and captain of the Transalpine national team. Closer and closer to a return to France is also Nicholas Batum who confirmed recent contacts with Nancy. Instead, he said he was available to return to Italy Jonas Jerebko of the Ditroit Pistons, for him we would be talking about Olimpia Milano.
But some surprises could also come from the United States in the Spanish championship. Serge Ibaka, Congolese by birth but with a Spanish passport, would be willing to return to play in the Iberian ACB, even if only for a few months. Real Madrid fans would like to see with the "white shirt" Andrey Kirilenko, but for the Spanish club the 5.6 million requested by the Russian wing of Utah Jazz seems too much.
Finally, the Besiktas roster could be enriched even more Zaza Pachulia of the Atlanta Hawks, the player is one step away from signing with the Turkish club.
Glimpses could also open for the economic problems related to engagements and insurance. An example that could be taken as an imitation is that of Besiktas. A large part of the salary and insurance costs of Deron Williams will be covered by Turkish Airlines, sponsor of the Turkish team. Also, in this case, we can add that Kobe Bryant he is one of the airline's testimonials in the United States, which is why there are numerous rumors that speak of the NBA star close to the club coached by coach Ataman.
This therefore seems a plausible solution to solve what appear to be the only obstacles for European teams in opening their doors to the NBA stars.
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