March 2010 International Wiretap

Iverson Agrees To Two-Year Deal With Besiktas

Oct 29, 2010 12:00 AM

Allen Iverson agreed in principle to a two-year, $4 million contract with Turkish team Besiktas on Thursday.

Iverson is expected to begin playing on November 8th.

ESPN

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Some 'Sad' About Iverson's Deal In Turkey

Oct 27, 2010 8:25 AM

Allen Iverson will soon sign a deal with Besiktas of the Turkish League, a development that has stirred emotion around the NBA.

Iverson is set to sign a two-year, $4 million contract.

"I think it's sad having him have to go to Turkey to finish his career," Bobcats coach Larry Brown said. "I wish there was some way I was in a position to help."

Carmelo Anthony chimed in as well.

"I haven't seen him play in about a year and a half, but I don't think he could've lost his game in a year and a half," Anthony said.

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Iverson Plans To Play In Turkey

Oct 24, 2010 10:04 PM

Allen Iverson has agreed in principal to sign a two-year, $4 million contract with Besiktas of the Turkish professional league, according to a report by Yahoo! Sports.

The deal is expected to be filled with incentives.

Iverson plans to sign the deal this week and will report to Besiktas by Oct. 31.

The contract will give him an opt-out clause after this season.

Yahoo! Sports

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Cavaliers Lose Exhibition To CSKA Moscow

Oct 17, 2010 9:56 AM

The Cavaliers were missing four key players on Saturday night in their exhibition loss to CSKA Moscow.

"We can't use that as a crutch," coach Byron Scott said after the 90-87 defeat. "As long as we can dress five guys, we've got to get out there and compete."

Cleveland played without Antawn Jamison (sprained left knee), Anthony Parker (sprained fingers), Mo Williams (groin) and Anderson Varejao (ankle).

"We took a step back," he said. "We weren't ready to play. We'll have to remind guys that we can't turn it on and off. We don't have that luxury."

The Cavaliers are 4-2 in the preseason.

ESPN

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Iverson's Decision On Turkish Deal Expected Soon

Oct 15, 2010 4:19 PM

Turkey's Besiktas Cola Turka is expecting a response from former NBA guard Allen Iverson on its conditions to sign a contract.

Sanem Helvacikoylu, the head of foreign relations for the team, said that Besiktas has conditions in the contract, including "penalties."

The Turkish media has reported that Iverson asked to be exempt from such penalties.

The deal could net Iverson as much as $2 million, Yahoo! Sports reported.

ESPN

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Iverson, Turkish Team In Serious Talks

Oct 11, 2010 5:01 PM

Allen Iverson is in serious talks with Besiktas of the Turkish league, according to the guard's business manager.

Yahoo! Sports has reported that Iverson would make $2 million under the one-year contract.

"We are in very serious negotiations with [Besiktas]," Iverson's manager Gary Moore said. "Istanbul is beautiful from everything we've learned. It's not that far from the U.S., and the competition is good, which makes it all attractive.

"Allen wants to play basketball."

ESPN

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Kobe Believes Barcelona Could Compete In NBA

Oct 8, 2010 7:32 AM

Regal FC Barcelona defeated the Lakers in an exhibition game on Thursday and Kobe Bryant came away believing the club could compete in the NBA.

Los Angeles coach Phil Jackson, however, thinks otherwise.

"They played really well [Thursday], but they're not up to the competition that we face night in and night out," Jackson said. "But that's not taking anything away from them. The physicality of our game, the size of our players, those are things that night in and night out are very difficult to contest."

FC Barcelona also came close to topping the Lakers in 2008.

"I don't know why he says these things some time," Bryant said of Jackson.

"I think they execute extremely well, they know each other extremely well, they move the ball extremely well and that's what you're looking for," Bryant added.

"In the NBA, teams that do that are few and far in between, teams that play together as a unit. You see a lot of isolation game; you see a lot of guys going one-on-one. They do a great job moving the ball, they do a great job helping each other defensively, so I disagree, but, what do I know?"

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Barcelona Defeats Lakers Behind Navarro's 25 Points

Oct 7, 2010 10:15 PM

Barcelona defeated the Lakers by a final of 92-88 in an exhibition game on Thursday.

Barcelona won the 2010 Euroleague, while the Lakers won the title in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant played 25 minutes, compared to six on Monday in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, as he recovers from knee surgery.

Juan Carlos Navarro scored 25 points, while Pete Mickael had 24.

AP

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Gaffney Signs With Telekom Of Turkish League

Oct 4, 2010 4:25 PM

Tony Gaffney, who was recently released by the Celtics, has signed a deal to play for Telekom of the Turkish League.

Gaffney was on the Celtics' roster for the 2009-10 season and is a native of Boston.

Chris Forsberg/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

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