May 31, 2010, 6:41 am
[quote name='straight forward' date='30 May 2010 - 04:20 PM' timestamp='1275229244' post='21459']
Do you think he's lacking money? He's going to the club he knows, he knows the staff and he knows the coach.
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He signed the biggest contract ever of any player leaving Europe and going to the NBA. He signed the biggest contract ever (at the time) of any player leaving the NBA and coming back to Europe. Just look at Olympiacos and PAO both wanted him.
They offered him 3.5 million euros a year and then PAO offered 4.2 and he signed with them.
The last summer PAO wanted to cut his pay to 1.75 million a season and he would not agree to it. So he took 3.5 million over 2 years (which averages to 1.75 million), but he took a 1+1 contract that paid 2.2 million this year and then he could become a free agent after that.
Barcelona and Maccabi wanted him in the summer but did not offer as much as PAO so he stayed in PAO.
I think Saras cares a lot about how much he gets paid. No, I don't think he lacks money. But I don't really know. He is one of the athletes that lives the "star life". He definitely spends a lot. He's used to a lifestyle that demands a lot of money.
Now if Maccabi gives him something like Carlos Arroyo got, $1.75 million US dollars net then I could see him definitely signing there. But would Maccabi really give him that kind of money at age 34? I'm not sure.
But I would think some other club like CSKA, Barca, Khimki, Efes, Fener, etc. some club like that I am pretty sure would give him that salary.
Do you think he's lacking money? He's going to the club he knows, he knows the staff and he knows the coach.
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He signed the biggest contract ever of any player leaving Europe and going to the NBA. He signed the biggest contract ever (at the time) of any player leaving the NBA and coming back to Europe. Just look at Olympiacos and PAO both wanted him.
They offered him 3.5 million euros a year and then PAO offered 4.2 and he signed with them.
The last summer PAO wanted to cut his pay to 1.75 million a season and he would not agree to it. So he took 3.5 million over 2 years (which averages to 1.75 million), but he took a 1+1 contract that paid 2.2 million this year and then he could become a free agent after that.
Barcelona and Maccabi wanted him in the summer but did not offer as much as PAO so he stayed in PAO.
I think Saras cares a lot about how much he gets paid. No, I don't think he lacks money. But I don't really know. He is one of the athletes that lives the "star life". He definitely spends a lot. He's used to a lifestyle that demands a lot of money.
Now if Maccabi gives him something like Carlos Arroyo got, $1.75 million US dollars net then I could see him definitely signing there. But would Maccabi really give him that kind of money at age 34? I'm not sure.
But I would think some other club like CSKA, Barca, Khimki, Efes, Fener, etc. some club like that I am pretty sure would give him that salary.