Iverson agrees to contract with Besiktas of Turkish League

[pauls931]

sons this hood rat has made over $154 million throughout his career in salary alone and it is estimated that he has earned in the area of $25 million in endorsements throughout his career as well. those numbers after taxes, agents, etc. would have him clearing well over $100 million ... however, like most idiotic professional athletes he blew most of his money on bull . Celebritynetworth.com estimates his current net worth at only $20 million. Now of course that is a load of money and he is far from broke, but he should be worth at least 4 or 5 times that considering he has made at least $175 million + throughout his career. idiotic personal and business decisions.

Iverson has always been flashy with his money and traveled with a huge entourage. I don't have a link, but I specifically remember one site mentioning that at one point Iverson was paying members in his entourage north of $100,000 each annually ... when you have a dozen or so leeches like that, you're talking a million plus dollars every year on bull .

This is probably my favorite BR post ever.

[Giuseppe]

This is probably my favorite BR post ever.

Yep, classic BR. Stoic, centered, focused. It do not get better than that.

[Slomo]

[DeadlyDynasty]

[duncan228]

Allen Iverson says he’s not ready, Turkey debut delayed
Kurt Helin

Iverson was supposed to debut for Istanbul’s Besiktas in Turkey on Friday, bringing his unique brand of American isolation basketball to the backwards, ball-sharing Europeans. Enlightening them.

But not so fast, he’s not ready, according to the Associated Press.

Team manager Murat Murtezaoglu told The Associated Press the 11-time NBA All-Star “did not feel ready” to play Friday and instead watched from the stands as his new team beat Oyak Renault 87-81.

Murtezaoglu said he expects Iverson to make his debut at Besiktas’ European Cup home game against Hemofarm Stada on Tuesday.

Murtezaoglu needs to learn to be careful of expectations.

[Pistons < Spurs]

@chernykh
Iverson's first shot in Europe - off the dribble fadeaway miss. No teammate touched the ball on that play

Iverson started the game 0-for-3 and was benched after 5:31 in the first quarter. Has 2 rebs and 1 ast though. Besiktas leads 17:9 now

[duncan228]

Rumors surfacing that Iverson wants out of Turkey. He denies it.
Kurt Helin

UPDATE 10:00 pm: Iverson on his twitter account denies these rumors, saying he is enjoying the experience and building good chemistry with his teammates.

What else is he going to say? You can choose to believe whatever you wish here, the “answer” will come with his actions soon enough.

9:30 pm: What was the under/over on Allen Iverson lasting in Turkey? A month?

Rumors are already circulating in international basketball circles and on the Web sites that follow it — such as Sportando — that Iverson is unhappy playing for Besiktas and wants out.

It’s hard to know the reality on the ground from half the globe away, but would that really surprise anyone? He reportedly doesn’t like the chemistry between the club and the fans and has received criticism for his play.

Iverson has averaged 12.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists through three games. He is shooting 35.7 percent. Iverson, one of the kings of low-efficiency isolation basketball, was always a questionable fit in the European style of play. But he had no choice as no NBA team would take a shot on him after his performances on the court and in the locker room for both Memphis and Philadelphia last season.

No idea how this plays out, he may well stay in Istanbul, but this European adventure flaming out quickly would surprise nobody.

[Agloco]

Dude either has some major love for the game or hes got serious financial issues.

[Agloco]

Iverson arrived to Turkey




The look on his face is priceless.

Man o man........

He's probably crying in his Hilton room as we speak.

I know I would be.

This about covers it.