Chris Quinn to play in Russia

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Guard Chris Quinn to play in Russia

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By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine
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Point guard Chris Quinn, who spent last season with the San Antonio Spurs, has signed a one-year, $1 million deal with Russian League team Khimki, based in Moscow, according to his agent.


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Quinn's contract does not have a clause that would allow him to return to play in the NBA next season should the current lockout end.
"He wanted to play," said Mark Bartlestein, Quinn's agent. "Now he's going to have a season and earn a living. He's not a guy who has made a fortune in the NBA, so to know he has a sure thing is very valuable. Rather than waiting on things he has no control over, like this lockout, it makes perfect sense to make a deal like this."
Quinn, 27, has played for the Heat, Nets and Spurs over five seasons. He made a career-high $1.07 million while playing for the Nets two seasons ago and $875,000 with the Spurs last season.
He had his most productive season in 2007-08, averaging 7.8 points and three assists in 22 minutes.
Senior writer Ric Bucher covers the NBA for ESPN The Magazine.


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sorry if already posted

[cheguevara]

they are flocking to Europe

[lil'mo]

it is just asinine how much $ NBA players make

[Lukor]

Lol Hamster face.

[foodie2]

He's not a guy who has made a fortune in the NBA

And yet, if I had made $1.07 million plus $875,000, I would say I had made a fortune. It's all relative I guess.

[wildbill2u]

It's very likely we will see more fringe NBA players going to other leagues to make a living. Teams in Europe may be able to pay them in line with what they were making as bench players here while they wouldn't be able to pay good veteran players what they had been making, much less the better players with big contracts.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

CIA Pop's trained a protege, I see.

[benefactor]

Season over.

[The Truth #6]

Season over.

Yeah, there goes the le. I'm sure Pop will address this in his first team meeting.

"Fellows, Chris Quinn is not walking through that door."

[Bruno]

It's very likely we will see more fringe NBA players going to other leagues to make a living. Teams in Europe may be able to pay them in line with what they were making as bench players here while they wouldn't be able to pay good veteran players what they had been making, much less the better players with big contracts.

Agree. One effect of the lockout is that some teams could have troubles filling properly the deep end of their bench. Spurs shouldn't be in that case givne that they have a lot of players under contract in 11-12.

[I Heart Ginobili]

Chris who?

[Sean Cagney]

Who gives a ? LOL.

[GB20]

More like Chris Quinn to ride the bench in Russia.

i bet you that he will be the MVP in Russia.

[Sigz]

Is he a traitor?

[Leetonidas]

Bet me and loser takes a permanent ban.

You'll come back like you always do you little roach.

IS LIES!!!!

[Spursfan092120]

he's no Bouroussis, but he'll do.

[Russ]

Hopefully that clears the way for Cory Joseph.

[Truth4sale$]

Quinn's talent is a dime a dozen. Good move by him. The loss of Danny Green would be more but not by much.

[Biggems]

there goes the Mighty Quinn