Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (note) offer north of $ 1.5 million a month to play in China, and sources say he would be inclined to accept a contract with the exception of a huge obstacle to way for him: Chinese Basketball Association officials will probably rule in the middle of this week prohibiting the signing of NBA players waivers.
Bryant is the biggest star deep in negotiations with China, but he is not alone. San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (notes) were involved in serious discussions, sources also say Yahoo Sports, but it will not matter if China establishes laws that can be devastating for the signing of NBA stars.
Chinese officials want to derail the prospects for Rent-A-players in the lockout. This would leave a smaller pool of agents available for free in the NBA to sign, and players will have to commit to playing a full season in the Far East. If the lockout ends, they can not return to the NBA until the season ends China in mid-March.
The NBA has a pleasant relationship with China, a partnership that is a lot of money on both sides. Privately, some delegates and officials wonder how much more could be affected by China's NBA players to steer clear of. The European market, so skinny, China offers the best opportunities for NBA stars, the more influence, to recover a fraction of the money they will lose once the checks not coming in November. All distrust of NBA Commissioner David Stern and the owners, there are still people who say the Chinese Basketball Association is no fan of Stern, and can not be under pressure, or influence her.
Nobody knows for sure. Through it all, agents are confused about how hard the decision could be because some Chinese private owners insisted they could find ways to structure contracts in a creative way to circumvent it. Even in the midst of the opacity is still holding patterns with the Chinese team to the meeting this week.
"There is a league as Wild West," said one prominent agent said. "It's always hard to rule anything out yet."
Shanxi has been the most aggressive Chinese team in the pursuit of NBA talent, according to sources and the players to bid more than $ 1 million per month. As an agent, who recently visited officials in China told Yahoo Sports: "I think there are five or six jobs and $ 750,000 left now and most teams will offer between $ 40,000 and $ 100,000 per month for NBA players. Each team will sign a U.S. center, and half of them a leader, and half a wing player. "
Bryant stature and popularity only, and teams have shown their willingness to comply with the requirements to play in China. Nike is motivated to do it on the floor, too. Bryant pushes a product in the Far East, perhaps unlike any of his teammates. Bryant believes he can be patient, wait for the Chinese and European markets to take place, and make a decision about playing abroad in their own calendar.
Several agents told Yahoo Sports agents free and quality affected are asked to find jobs in China. Several players who could command north of free-agent offers $ 20 million to $ 30 million when the blockade ends are saying that private agents are willing to sign on China, without legal notice. This is a high-risk approach, especially when an injury to play in $ 1 million or less could cost several million players later.
The main reason is simple: despite years of warnings union, there are still players basically live paycheck. And now there is a real fear in the ranks players, the season will be erased completely, and they might be better to jump abroad sooner than later.
Still, there are not enough jobs available for very good to give players a great influence on the negotiations with the NBA. The owners believe they can get players to finish in November and December when the checks stop coming, so I will not do much, if any, concessions in the collective bargaining agreement the league unilaterally offering players. However, the NBA likes to China and Europe are strong pressures from Kobe Bryant and the biggest NBA stars to pop the lock-out abroad. Not many players can do to create a lever on the lock-out, and after meeting this week in China, could be even lower.
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