Comments on: Brandon Jennings. Josh Childress. Who Is Next?

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Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:30:30 +0000

[...] as strong as it is compared to the dollar. In the past, I suggested that along with Childress, a guy like Ben Gordon would be a perfect fit overseas. He has the talent to be a starter, but the Bulls have not given [...]

By: DominicanFlexo

DominicanFlexo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:06:44 +0000

lol….the floodgates are open

By: Zak Kurtz

Zak Kurtz — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:27:06 +0000

The womens game is not a great comparison with the mens salary wise, as the WNBA is only four months long. Almost all of those women in the WNBA play overseas the other 8 months in foreign leagues. The foreign leagues even have rules that only only 2 Americans per team.
Salaries can not be compared when the leagues and lenghts are copletely different.

By: DeJuan Hendricks

DeJuan Hendricks — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:59:22 +0000

Correction——IS not a new trend…lol

By: DeJuan Hendricks

DeJuan Hendricks — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:58:42 +0000

Dr.Cooper
Also keep in mind that the overseas game grew BECAUSE of the American players who went there in the 70′s and 80′s. Bob McAdoo, Joe Bryant, and Dominque Wilkins are names that first come to mind. The fact that players are going overseas are not a new trend nor is high school players going overseas. I think the fuss is the fact that the “talking heads” on Sports radio didn’t realize you could get paid that much overseas. Anybody who follows the womens game would know that.

By: Darius Norton Cooper

Darius Norton Cooper — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:23:21 +0000

Good for you Josh for keeping your optional open and understanding that Americans and particularly African-Americans have additional choices in their lives. For a long time the NBA and USA sports have pride themselves on being the best and most sought organizations on the face of this earth, however this all seems to be changing. With an economy in decline and Euros value now on the rise, living in other countries are real choices for everyone. Secondly, since the NBA has taken a position that will limit players coming out of high school to play professional basketball, having the opportunity to play of overseas gives players the realizations of their goals that they can continue their career. Again, I personally believe this would benefit African-American players who previous may thought that playing or living overseas was a dream itself. Additional of working and living overseas are lower to no tax, free housing, education for dependents and free medical benefits.

Dr. Darius Norton Cooper, NCC, LPC, Is the Founder of Reality & Resolution Professional Counseling Services, “A design for the mental health treatment of professional athletes, celebrities and entertainers” http://www.realityresolutioncounseling.com 1-888-673-3330

By: PrepChamps

PrepChamps — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:04:32 +0000

Not sure if you saw this or not but the LA Times is reporting that Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic might leave the team to go play in Europe…I don’t really have a problem with players doing this, if it’s the right business decision for them. I think you could at least see players threatening to go to Europe and using this as another chip at the bargaining table.

By: Ryne Nelson

Ryne Nelson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:14:05 +0000

Can’t really say who’s going to be next. However, I do foresee most high school graduates doing the Europe thing for a year. Childress and Jennings’ situations are fundamentally different in that Childress is shunning the NBA while Jennings doesn’t even have the opportunity to play in the League.