Man the hot topic of this weekend has to be Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and others saying that they would listen to offers from Europe. Now watching the morning shows, I'm hearing people criticize these players for thinking about going to play in Europe.
REALLY!!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
Why?....what is keeping them here?
I hope that one of these stars take the money, and go to Europe. The NBA is showing some of the American arrogance, believing that their way of basketball is best. However, in each of the past four NBA Finals, at least one team has had a strong foreign presence. (San Antonio in 2005 and 2007, Dallas in 2006, and Los Angeles in 2008)
Throw in the fact that our American teams haven't dominated in world competition in some time, and the idea doesn't seem so far-fetched.
Also, Wade and James (along with Carmelo) had shown that when examining their contracts, they are not opposed to doing something new. All three signed shorter contracts after their rookie contracts so that they could have more freedom. I don't think they saw this coming, but it helps them out. The current collective bargaining agreement ends in 2010, though there is a league option for another year.
Commissioner David Stern has a potentially problem. How will he handle it? Will he not even research the topic and run the risk of losing one (or more) of the league's megastars?
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