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You're saying he's turning down 70 million for around 2 million?
Anthony Parker 3 years $73 millions US gross.
But Raptors is still trying to block him from leave his contract.
When did Isaiah Thomas become GM for Panathinaikos?
LMAO how could Spurs even have the guts to offer delfino if he had a 70mil offer from europe.
Move the decimal point in the $/€ exchange rate to the left.
These players is stupid. Just because scared of US fans make fun of them "fail NBA go to Europe" they refuse such contracts. All can be say about Delfino and Artest is they are dumb.LMAO how could Spurs even have the guts to offer delfino if he had a 70mil offer from europe.
Of course.
26 million euros net is what Anthony Parker contract from Olympiacos is. This same thing was offer to Artest by Panathinaikos. Now find exchange rate to dollars and then learn of thing call "gross pay" and "net pay".
Greek contract is "net pay" NBA is "gross pay"
26 million euro net is same as $73 million gross in NBA. Even monkeys can figure this.
Or maybe they want to try their skills in the best league in the world. Eurobasketball is getting better but the NBA is still the best league.
What is point?
yes NBA is better but $2 millions US gross instead of $70 millions US gross just be able say "yes I play in NBA". To me Delfino is idiot. But Panathinaikos fans should not even care because he suck anyway. Artest is different, he is very good player.
GO CARLOS!!! TAKE IT MAN!!! TAKE IT!!!
SuWEEET.
Spurs get Delfino they get defense and some sporadic scoring, as well as some good bench ball handling.
damn, you got some smart monkeys over in europe
Very true. Isn't there a high schooler who is going straight to the Euro leagues or something like that?
Were his SATs that bad, or does he just not want to wait a year or 2 to earn some coin? Don't know, but I think we will start seeing some more American players playing over seas soon.
Point is that a lot of players want to test their skills against the best players out there....that way they can say they measured up or even be called one of the best.
So you are saying money is the most important thing?
What you fail to comprehend is that US citizens have to pay tax on any income, regardless of source. Perhaps Delfino and other non-US citizens can enjoy the wonderful Greek "net pay" arrangement, but it's not worth much to Artest.
Stupid monkey.
If I am a high school baller who has a very slight chance of making it to the NBA, but have something guaranteed in Europe, I am going to Europe and getting paid. Forget having to go to college for one year and taking a chance in the NBA.
I would not blame H.S kids leaving the country to get paid to play ball over there.
I wouldn't like that happening but I understand it happening.
You graduate HS in the US so you can get a job, or prepare for training for a job, or life for that matter. HS is for the 'pristine student athlete'. There is no place for that in a college. College is an ins ution for adults, trying to make a life for themselves. If they don't need it, they shouldn't have to do it.
If the NBA wants to have people loose the opportunity to win the lottery/make a living, then it is their own faults if those people make it somewhere else. The age limit is stupid. Make a real minor league system, and then this won't blow up into a bigger issue down the road.
I think more often than not, that would stunt their development and ruin their chances in the NBA. Most 18 year olds are not ready to handle such a culture shock. If Im an 18 year old baller, Im going on scholarship in the US.
But to each their own. It will start happening.
So a 26 mil euro contract ($40.9 mil gross), would be worth about $26.6 mil to a US citizen (net of US federal income tax).
Wow! I wasn't aware that if you were living overseas for several years and making a living there that you still had to pay U.S. Income Tax (although, it doesn't surprise me).
Yes. Uncle Sam provides an exclusion, but it's not a $40 million exclusion (it's closer to $80K).
Is Pop trying to turn the Spurs into Team Argentina? Goodness, is there a player from the 04 squad the Spurs haven't gone after yet?
I have explain this so many times here and some stupid people cannot understand. They do PAY tax but you stupid idiots cannot understand simple concept.
Salary is AFTER TAX. No tax salary in Europe mean AFTER TAX salary. How many time do idiots here need be explain this? I am not sorry for talk this way because after maybe 20 posts try explain this still idiots is not able understand such simple thing.
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