Josh Childress to Greece?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Josh Childress weighing Greek offer

Posted: July 21, 2008
Sporting News staff reports

The Sporting Blog: Childress latest to turn Euro

Free agent forward Josh Childress is weighing a three-year, $20 million offer from Olympiakos, a Greek basketball team, according to an online report.

Jim Tanner, Childress' agent, told SN's Sean Deveney, "He is definitely considering it. We're here now."

Yahoo is reporting Childress flew to Greece late on Sunday to visit with Olympiakos officials because he is "so flustered with the Hawks' refusal to make a sign-and-trade deal."

"Unless he just gets there and doesn't like it at all, I think he's going to go," a league source told Yahoo. A source also told the site that there's a "better than 50-50 chance" he'll sign with the Greek team and spurn the NBA.

Only the Grizzlies have more than a mid-level exception available and their lack of activity on the free-agent market makes it clear they will not be spending on Childress or any other significant remaining free agents.

As part of a dynamic, young core for the Hawks, Childress averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds during the 2007-08 season.


Reports in Greece say he already accepted. Damn...crazy shit.

[Lunatic]

he's restricted?

[7even]

Good shit.. Euro leagues don't get proper recognition... niggas rather get a bum ass deal for some bum ass NBA team over trice the money for a league-leading euro team

[Tay]

I never really expected a guy who is an important part of an NBA team to go to Europe, this would be real interesting. If he does, do you think anybody will follow suit? The story I saw said that he could return to the NBA either of the next 2 summers if he signs, so maybe his value can increase or he will just have the freedom of being an unrestricted free agent.

[Lunatic]

once again lol, how can he sign this? can't ATL match?

[OchoCinco]

wow..so atlanta is jsut fallin apart....did they loose josh smith yet or wats goin on with that

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

once again lol, how can he sign this? can't ATL match?

I guess they don't want to. I mean, I don't blame them...That's almost 7 mill per year. Childress is an MLE guy, at best.

[OG Hack Wilson]

Good shit.. Euro leagues don't get proper recognition... niggas rather get a bum ass deal for some bum ass NBA team over trice the money for a league-leading euro team

ummyeah


lets see how he likes the change of living over there and being away from his boys at home

[Antonio]

Good shit.. Euro leagues don't get proper recognition... niggas rather get a bum ass deal for some bum ass NBA team over trice the money for a league-leading euro team

ummyeah

lets see how he likes the change of living over there and being away from his boys at home

Greece is a nice place to live, man.

[OG Hack Wilson]

Good shit.. Euro leagues don't get proper recognition... niggas rather get a bum ass deal for some bum ass NBA team over trice the money for a league-leading euro team

ummyeah

lets see how he likes the change of living over there and being away from his boys at home

Greece is a nice place to live, man.

for gay people sure

but why not force a trade to San Francisco instead?  its closer

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

This is the latest trade...Brandon Jennings is skipping college to play overseas. He woulda' been a lottery pick coming straight out of high school.

[OG Hack Wilson]

This is the latest trade...Brandon Jennings is skipping college to play overseas. He woulda' been a lottery pick coming straight out of high school.

jennings is gonna be forgotten when march madness rolls around

 especially when Del Curry comes out next year

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

This is the latest trade...Brandon Jennings is skipping college to play overseas. He woulda' been a lottery pick coming straight out of high school.

jennings is gonna be forgotten when march madness rolls around

 especially when Del Curry comes out next year

MOB...David Stern is a biznitch.

[OG Hack Wilson]

This is the latest trade...Brandon Jennings is skipping college to play overseas. He woulda' been a lottery pick coming straight out of high school.

jennings is gonna be forgotten when march madness rolls around

 especially when Del Curry comes out next year

MOB...David Stern is a biznitch.

there's nothing wrong with earning a college education

theoretically Stern should've made it 2 years (a la getting a 2 year degree to fall back on)


but we all know the flaw with the system:  the kids just take easy-ass classes and teachers let them pass for nothing....

that's a society problem though.

[Lunatic]

I can't BELIEVE ATL is gonna let him walk

fuck us man lol we needed 2 keep em