Deron Williams claiming NBA players will go overseas for good

[jjgold]

Williams is very over paid

The league does not care about him leaving

[Dirty Sanchez]

Williams is very over paid

The league does not care about him leaving

He's got the Nets over a barrel because he can walk after this season and the Nets lose all of the players/picks they gave up for him. A long strike, or worse the year is cancelled, would absolutely screw the Nets. The big names like Kobe, Lebron, etc. are making tons off endorsements so sitting out the year doesn't even dent their accounts.

[Mirar Baseball]

He's got the Nets over a barrel because he can walk after this season and the Nets lose all of the players/picks they gave up for him. A long strike, or worse the year is cancelled, would absolutely screw the Nets. The big names like Kobe, Lebron, etc. are making tons off endorsements so sitting out the year doesn't even dent their accounts.

But it takes a year away from Lebron trying to get a ring.

Which I think is FANTABULOUS. F the guy.

[BookiesBernanke]

What part of Europe is broke too dont these dumb fuks understand

[k13]

The NBA is the biggest American sport World Wide.. Plenty of people will care.. Even the ones who claim they don't..

No we don't care. NBA is an after thought to the NFL.

NCAAB is all we need.


I played basketball all my life and would not care one bit if it never came back. Maybe 10, 15 years ago, yeah.

[scottie2005]

Do it and put some pressure on the owners

[jjgold]

It would be amazing if all the players went there and they built up the league to a world power


The money would come to the players in a few years as Europe would dominate baskets an advertisers would got here instead

[Mirar Baseball]

It would be amazing if all the players went there and they built up the league to a world power


The money would come to the players in a few years as Europe would dominate baskets an advertisers would got here instead

As soon as Euro costs 2-3 US Dollars, this will happen almost inevitably. But Deron Williams et al. will never ever get paid the same money again, in Europe or elsewhere. The whole world is f***ed economically. The biggest economy of all, China, is also the biggest pirated goods country. Most people there will rather learn Lithuanian than pay the above mentioned $500 for a seat at an NBA game.

[bureK]

I wouldn't really say for good..

[unusialsusp5]

just take the wnba with them. i know someone who works in an wnba locker room. (phew).

[Bluehorseshoe]

What's funny is, the super stars of the league think without them, there's no NBA. I don't care who's on the court, I'm watching basketball. Want to go overseas, great. Bring your family and your entourage to Turkey to watch you play.

I wish the owners had the balls to start fresh and tell the players..."Here's the deal, if you don't like it.....best of luck whatever you do." If the league loses 30 great players, so what?

[borgsta]

Well...he's wrong for several reasons.

Pretty much of these leagues have a limit on the number of foreigners you can have on a team. So, it's not like a team in Turkey could have a roster full of NBA players, even if they wanted to.

There are a limited number of teams in Europe with the kind of money it will/would take to lure NBA talent.

There are a number of NBA players who would not want to pick their families up and move to some place like Turkey.

Yep staggering amount of ignorance shown from DWill.

[Mirar Baseball]

take 50% instead of 30% from the NBA players

give 10% back to the fans

give 10% to the WNBA players (e.g. double their wages)

NBA fills up with sensible players who don't think getting 5-6 mln a year is getting robbed. WNBA expands to 20 franchises in no time.

Mirar Baseball makes a lot of money betting women's hoops.

todo el mundo esta feliz

[pedro803]

The part I hate is how their business models no longer even include paying for their own stadiums -- why should middle america have to pay for these $$$$$$ facilities for these teams so that the players can make these salaries that are so far out of whack with reality.

The league should have to pay their own way, and then cipher what they can pay their employees based on revenue after they have paid all of their own bills!

[King Mayan]

Any individual that would take the side of the NBA players over the owners are absolute idiots and this includes KingMayan and Hauntingtheholy.

Enjoy paying $500 for a mediocre seat at an NBA game? How about paying $8 for a stale hot dog?

Even with the exorbitant prices of NBA seats/concessions around the country, the vast majority of NBA owners lose money every year as player salaries have gotten absolutely out of control.

I'm sure the NBA owners know they are holding all the cards in this lockout as there is no other market that will pay these NBA thugs even 20% of what they are making in the NBA.

Deron Williams is a sub-par NBA player and probably couldn't make even 10% of what he is making now outside of the NBA.

If the NBA lockout goes on long-term, half the players will wind up in jail.

Disgruntled fukk..

I thought you were "well off"??

I don't see anybody complaint at laker games.....

Why don't the owners open up their books??? Because they are greedy trust fund babies....

Owning a team is supposed to be like a trophy, not a ATM..

And keep my name out of your mouth old man.

[jmush]

I wouldnt miss the NBA if it disappeared forever...the college game is so much more exciting

[chantrain]

How is an NBA forum full of so many people who aren't even NBA fans? its mind boggling.

don't speak for everyone, because actual NBA fans will miss the NBA. NFL, NHL, is not a replacement for the NBA to everyone.

and Deron Williams really isn't over paid, he's the 2nd or 3rd best point guard in the league.

[BernardMadoff]

Anyone who believes they would play over there for good is silly, heck even at the end of their careers when no NBA team wants them, they only play a few games and quickly find out that living over there is not for them.

[hostile takeover]

I could care less about 95% of NBA players and what they feel they are owed.

[marcoloco]

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and Deron Williams really isn't over paid, he's the 2nd or 3rd best point guard in the league.

i dont think he is overpaid either

[Ratzz]

greed.

Europe does NOT have the same money they have here for basketball. BB players are not cultural heroes over there..
they are gods over here.. and can't walk down the street. If they weren't so tall, nobody would notice them walking around the street (Europe)

they are making too much money over here.. owners got into an arms race with each other, and the only way to keep a good/great team was to grossly overpay.. then get stuck with a bill when a guy fizzles.

how many times has that happened? Marbury.. couple years back.. Boozer $20M, Rashad with Orlando, Arenas with washington.. etc..

it had to crash eventually..

[BernardMadoff]

Taking a pay cut of a third aint really all that bad now if they wanted to cut 2/3 then I could understand. If a player is making 15 mil a year and the NBA wants to pay 10 mil, what's the fuss about? Not like European teams are gonna pay you over 10 mil to play for them.

[Ratzz]

there needs to be some clause.. that if you suck, you only get 50% (or whatever) of your contract..
i know they write in max-incentives, but they need to write in minimum performance clause..

don't put a gun to their heads.. but you can't suck AND make $20M while you're at it

[bettilimbroke999]

The Players are obviously egocentric little assholes, BUT how in God's unholy fuking name do you not support them against the piece of shit owners???

Bc they are already getting 51% of revenues and want MORE, are you fukin kidding me? Teams like Charlotte, Milwaukee, Minnesota lose millions every year and are already about out of business and the players want MORE, I mean come the **** on. **** em, go over to Europe and see how good it is when you make 400k instead of 4 mil and have no endorsements, these guys will end up flat broke and on welfare for this idiocy, I say dont even let idiots this greedy apply for welfare, just starve these ghetto niggers turnin down 18 mil a year like overrated DWill thinkin he deserves more, then goes to Europe to play for 5 mil

[Scorpion]

If the owners want to cut salaries by one third D Will claims there will be an exodus of stars going overseas long term.

Good. Nice knowing ya. these fukks think anyone cares.

News Alert D Will- if it aint the nfl we dont give a fukk.

That ugly motherfukker can go **** himself, who cares, I hope the owners cut their fuckking salaries

[King Mayan]

Disgruntled fukks always hating on the hard working players...

Pathetic

[NYSportsGuy210]

The problem with the NBA is that the Player's Unions are actually TOO STRONG as compared to the Owner's. It's quite the opposite of the NFL scenario. More revenue has to be allotted to the owners so they can thus give back to the game and the fans by lowering other prices such as seating and food and beverage.

NBA has the most bad contracts I have seen of any sport. Players have too much power.

[King Mayan]

The problem with the NBA is that the Player's Unions are actually TOO STRONG as compared to the Owner's. It's quite the opposite of the NFL scenario. More revenue has to be allotted to the owners so they can thus give back to the game and the fans by lowering other prices such as seating and food and beverage.

NBA has the most bad contracts I have seen of any sport. Players have too much power.

NBA markets players not the game...

It's their own fault...

[james4512]

If i were deron or any other star i would RATHER play in spain or something like that. Better city, make 10x more money, hotter girls, and you would average like 40 points a game and totally dominate fukk scoring 20 and calling it a great game

[Mirar Baseball]

You make it sound like Madrid or Rome is swarmed by Lennie Barbie lookalikes. Hotter women could be a negative, especially if the player is married with kids. And make 10x money? I won't even comment.

[jarvol]

Are you aware NBA players pay zero tax on their earnings in, say, Turkey?

Fail. Might want to brush up on tax law.

[jjgold]

The big stars do not have balls to play overseas period

It would be Bice but will never happen

[bettilimbroke999]

If i were deron or any other star i would RATHER play in spain or something like that. Better city, make 10x more money, hotter girls, and you would average like 40 points a game and totally dominate fukk scoring 20 and calling it a great game

Make 10x more than the 5 mil a year hes been offered by Turkey, yea right

Deron gets paid 18 mil a year to dribble a ball and fukin thinks he is UNDERPAID!!!!

His solution is to go to a market no one cares about and play permanently for 5 million a year

The average IQ of NBA stars must be in the single digits or Deron is the worst bluffer in the world

[tony_come]

These fukkin idiots

I would love for them leave and go overseas

the life, the dream...good luck

[iMxth3xbossx5000]

LOL sorry but they aint gonna be leaving their families behind or taking their families to live in another country fellas.