Center Earl Barron has become the latest in the long line of NBA players to jump ship to Europe for more money, signing a contract with Italian team Fortitudo Bologna, according to the  Lega Serie A website.

Barron will be joined by former NBA player Qyntel Woods, who also made the jump to Fortitudo Bologna.

Gordan Giricek has become the latest player to leave the NBA for a bigger payday.

Giricek finished last season as a member of the Phoenix Suns. On Tuesday he signed a two-year contract -- with an option to return to the NBA next summer -- with Turkey's premier club Fenerbache.

"We looked around the NBA," his agent Marc Fleisher said. "Everybody was moving very slowly. And there were great opportunities for him to play overseas for a lot of money. Fenerbache are Turkish champions and a EuroLeague team. It was a tough decision, and it came down to Fenerbache and Triumph, in Russia."

The Reigman Shawn Kemp has taken his game to Europe.

According to an announcement on the official Lega Serie A website, Kemp signed a contract in Seattle last night that will see the former SuperSonic play 2008/09 with Premiata Montegranaro in Italy.

The signing has excited Coach Alessandro Finelli, who says Kemp has been training hard to meet the team's requirements and is highly motivated to make the partnership a success.

Iranian center Hamed Ehadadi has caught the eye of a few NBA teams during The Olympics. However, no team is allowed to sign him yet reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.

The NBA has contacted all 30 teams and informed them ?We have been advised that a federal statue prohibits a person or organization in the United States from engaging in business dealings with Iranian nationals.?

The league is applying to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control for a license to be able to bring over the 7-2 center.

Two or three teams have reportedly contacted Ehadadi including the Memphis Grizzlies.

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led the United States in a 101-70 rout of China on Sunday.

Wade came off the bench to score 19 points while James added 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in the win.

Yao Ming had 13 points and 9 rebounds but struggled from the field (3-for-9). Yi Jianlian added 9 points and 3 rebounds, and newly-signed Lakers' point guard Sun Yue tallied 8 points and 2 assists in the loss.

Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant each added 13 points for the United States.

Ricky Rubio played thirteen strong minutes in Spain's 81-66 win over Greece on Sunday.

Coming off the bench, Rubio had seven points, one assist, one rebound, and one block for Spain.

Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon, and Rudy Fernandez led Spain, combining for 40 points and 13 rebounds in the victory.

Spain shot an amazing 22-for-25 from the foul line against 11-for-24 for Greece, which helped keep their advantage at a safe distance.

Point guard Earl Boykins is the latest NBA player to make the jump to Europe, signing a $3.5 million contract for 2008-09 with Virtus Bologna, making him the highest paid player in Italy, Marc Stein from ESPN.com is reporting.

According to Boykin's agents, the deal includes income from Bologna's sponsorship and marketing arms, which is not an option for NBA players because of salary-cap restrictions.

HAARETZ newspaper in Israel is reporting Orlando free agent agent guard Carlos Arroyo is the latest NBA player to make the jump overseas.

Arroyo has reportedly signed a three-year deal worth $7.5 million with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Last season, Arroyo played in 62 games for the Magic averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 assists.

Point guard Earl Boykins could be headed to Europe to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv, according to a report on Haaretz.com.

Boykins played in Charlotte last season and was rumored to be in talks with Spain's TAU Ceramica earlier this summer. A handful of players have spurred the NBA to play overseas this offseason.

Olympiakos is considering a run at LeBron James when he becomes a free agent in 2010, according to a source close to Sports Illustrated's Ian Thomsen.

As a free agent in 2010, his new contract in the NBA would start at less than $20 million annually.

The owners of Olympiakos already lose millions annually on their player payroll. It may be worthwhile to them to lose $40 million or more in exchange for the grandeur of LeBron.