? LA Lakers shooting guard considers move during NBA lockout
? Several NBA players have already signed up for Turkish league
Besiktas are in talks with Kobe Bryant's representatives about the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball star playing in Turkey during the NBA lockout.
"It is a fact that Kobe Bryant's managers have contacted us," the Turkish side's coach Ergin Ataman said on Thursday, a week after Besiktas signed the New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams.
Ataman said Bryant was waiting for an offer from Besiktas. The club, however, said they would need a sponsor to be able to pay for Bryant's contract. "Our board will evaluate that," Ataman said.
Bryant has won five NBA titles with the Lakers and is a 13-times All-Star. Representatives of other players have also contacted Besiktas, Ataman said, without naming any of them. The Turkish league season starts in October.
The New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic, signed last week with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes. The 27-year old Slovenian guard agreed to a one-year deal with an optional second year. The Nets' draft pick Bojan Bogdanovic also signed with Fenerbahce of the Turkish League in June.
Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, a five-times All-Star, has said he would consider playing in China or Europe if the NBA lockout does not end.
Talks between the NBA and the union broke down on 30 June, and the owners decided to impose the league's first lockout since the 1998-99 season was shortened to 50 games. Both sides say there are significant differences between their proposals, raising the possibility that all or part of next season could be cancelled.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jul/21/besiktas-kobe-bryant
Brody Dalle Brooke Burke Brooke Burns Busy Philipps Cameron Diaz
No comments:
Post a Comment