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Here we go again...

Getting tired of these so-called "news"

i'm from europe and i can't stand this guy, so please don't send him over here!

Sorry, Skip, but I don't think the opinion of one European will matter much in the grand scheme of things since a lot of people where you are like him.

But, seriously, it seems like every day we hear about another rumored move that a Euro team will make on an NBA superstar. Either report it when they make the move or don't report it at all.

NBA would turn to crap if all our stars went over to Europe, hopefully this wont happen

This is all about leverage.

D-Wade is a notch below Kobe and LeBron in terms of international superstardom.
He won't get $50M.

Europe needs talent (which he has) AND GLOBAL marketability (which he may still have to develop)

its bad enough when franchise players ditch a team for money when their contracts are up. but if a player runs off to europe to play in some BS league i have no interest in, than i will not be supporting that player when they come back to the NBA a year later. what can u buy with 50 mil that u cant buy with 20 mil? is money really that important to leave the country and play for people that didnt support you nearly as much as hometown fans?

Stephon Marbury is going to Italy (Milan) and he owes them 20 mil over two years.

its bad enough when franchise players ditch a team for money when their contracts are up. but if a player runs off to europe to play in some BS league i have no interest in, than i will not be supporting that player when they come back to the NBA a year later. what can u buy with 50 mil that u cant buy with 20 mil? is money really that important to leave the country and play for
IanSMK | 08/09/08, 11:39 AM

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Good point... Buy I beg to disagree on 1 thing. It's $50M a year. In a 4 year contract, we would actually be comparing $200M versus $80M. That would be very significant.

europe wants a champions league version of basketball. this is how they are pitching the idea. why are people getting offended by someone being properly compensated for their job? they (kobe,lebron,wade) are just basketball players and they dont owe us anything. let them go make money, live good lives, and be just as entertaining. not like we wouldnt be able to follow them

this is what the NBA gets for for having corrupt refs that fix games

Has the dollar fallen this badly?

not really, just euro so stable and strong. 70 cents gained on the dollar since 02... the pound compared to the dollar hasn't seen much impact

I can only hope that D-Wade stays in the NBA and signs with the Bulls (Bit of wishful thinking). Sure you can make insane amounts of money in Europe but there's no way you will be playing the same type of competition over there than here. Sure the international teams do well during the olympics and world championships but lets face it, they don't have superstars with the likes of D-Wade or Kobe, etc. As a guy from Chicago, I hope he doesn't make the move overseas and I don't think he will either.

David Stern, you're league is in flames and going down faster than Madonna on AROD.

is money really that important to leave the country and play for people that didnt support you nearly as much as hometown fans?
IanSMK | 08/09/08, 11:39 AM

YES! Where have you been for the last 10-20 years of professional sports?

After the palace brawl does anybody really think these players care about fans and their support not, they don't care about fans just our money

IanSMK, I get what you're saying, but what guy in their right mind would turn down 50 million tax-free Euros that are worth much more than American money?

And it's not like we wouldn't be able to watch our favorite players play either. ESPN and ABC would surely bring us the games from overseas if some superstars went.

ok this is getting rediculous ok stop it with all this top 5 nba stars going 2 europe Wade is not going any where stop it now!

It appears that we're going to be bombarded with these stories for the next 3 years. Or until it's determined that these guys aren't going anywhere. All this is, is fodder for talk forums and ESPN. Wade, Lebron, and no other top tier player is going overseas. However, it could push salaries through the roof. In 3 years, it will still be that 6th, 7th, and 8th man on the roster that stands to profit financially from the European contract.