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Iverson to sign with Turkey's Besiktas?

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08:15 AM ET 10.12 | By the end of the week, Allen Iverson may be signed to play in Turkey. [Iverson] is moving closer to an agreement with Turkish team Besiktas on a one-year contract that could pay him as much as $2 million with bonuses, sources told Yahoo! Sports. "We are in very serious negotiations with [Besiktas]," Iverson's business manager Gary Moore told Yahoo! Sports. "Istanbul is beautiful from everything we've learned. It's not that far from the U.S., and the competition is good which makes it all attractive. Allen wants to play basketball."

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October 12, 2010  08:26 AM ET

Iverson welcome to your new team... Turkey lol... not 1 nba team invitation, talk about slapping someone. lol

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October 12, 2010  08:38 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Iverson welcome to your new team... Turkey lol... not 1 nba team invitation, talk about slapping someone. lol

And the $ is only 2 mil....
geez.
Who's giving you career advice? Lbjs management team?

October 12, 2010  08:42 AM ET
QUOTE(#4):

And the $ is only 2 mil....geez.Who's giving you career advice? Lbjs management team?

Its def not a bad deal don't get me wrong.. but with his resume he should be getting a job in the nba making the same. I know he put it on himself but the guy can still play the game at a high level.

October 12, 2010  08:53 AM ET

This story was up two days ago. what a waste of space

October 12, 2010  09:07 AM ET

Iverson gets to be a superstar again (albeit in Turkey) and gets paid the equivalent of what he would get paid to come off the bench for 20 minutes a game in the NBA. This seems like a good option for someone in Iverson's largely self-created situation.

October 12, 2010  09:12 AM ET

Has Iverson looked @ a map to see that Turkey isn't driving distance from Philly? I know google maps has you driving across the Atlantic, but Allen look again it's on the other side of the freakin planet!!!!!

October 12, 2010  09:27 AM ET

He won't last in turkey. He will be back playing in the NBA. W/ his big ego, playing for turkey would not be sufficient for him.

October 12, 2010  09:42 AM ET

You're done, Bro.

October 12, 2010  09:43 AM ET
QUOTE(#12):

You're done, Bro.

That's Harsh, Broski.

October 12, 2010  09:43 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Its def not a bad deal don't get me wrong.. but with his resume he should be getting a job in the nba making the same. I know he put it on himself but the guy can still play the game at a high level.

Sure he can. Thats why the entire NBA is beating down his door.

October 12, 2010  09:53 AM ET

Anyway if he were to come back to the NBA he would produce 15 pts, 4 ast, and a steal a game coming of the bench and those are solid numbers

October 12, 2010  09:53 AM ET

Sad

October 12, 2010  09:56 AM ET

A.I.: you got an offer for me? where they play?

Agent: Istanbul

A.I.: THE BULLS?! yeah, sign me up!-will I have to practice?

October 12, 2010  09:57 AM ET
QUOTE(#14):

Sure he can. Thats why the entire NBA is beating down his door.

uh? No nba team has contacted him for this season.

October 12, 2010  10:15 AM ET
QUOTE(#8):

This seems like a good option for someone in Iverson's largely self-created situation.

You need to capitalize the word "SELF" when speaking about Iverson.

October 12, 2010  10:21 AM ET
QUOTE(#19):

You need to capitalize the word "SELF" when speaking about Iverson.

Yeap and he better rent the movie "Midnight Express" before heading that way...

October 12, 2010  10:38 AM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Anyway if he were to come back to the NBA he would produce 15 pts, 4 ast, and a steal a game coming of the bench and those are solid numbers

Seriously? Where have you been for the last 10 years? Iverson aint coming off anyones bench and he sure as S.H!T aint scoring 15 and getting 4 dimes a game.
Do you even watch the NBA post 2005?

October 12, 2010  10:39 AM ET

This is sad....I cant believe no one has offered him a deal

 
October 12, 2010  10:39 AM ET
QUOTE(#21):

Seriously? Where have you been for the last 10 years? Iverson aint coming off anyones bench and he sure as S.H!T aint scoring 15 and getting 4 dimes a game.Do you even watch the NBA post 2005?

iverson did well last season........did you watch him?

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