All right, time for more speculation. To wit: Which European team could be most in need of a locked-out point guard itching to play some minutes?
The CV of the player in question includes turns on the gold-medal Team USA of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in addition to performances in the Nike Hoop Summit, the McDonald’s All-American Game, and the Jordan Brand Classic – all in 2010. Beyond these, he’s got about a half-season with Duke University under his belt with a stat line including 17.4 points and 5.1 assists per game.
We’re talking about no less than Australian-American Kyrie Irving here, the no. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft currently on lockout and getting frustrated. Today, on yet another day of reckoning for labor relations in the big league, the former Blue Devil tweeted:
“if a deal doesn’t get done soon … overseas here i come”
Well, we’ll welcome you, Kyrie. And, just to get things started, BiE understands Virtus Bologna may have some money to throw around…
Tags: 2010 Nike Hoop Summit, 2011 NBA Draft, Cleveland Cavaliers, Duke University Blue Devils, FIBA, FIBA Americas U18 Championship, Jordan Brand Classic, Kyrie Irving, McDonald's All-American Game, NBA, NBA lockout, Nike Hoop Summit, twitter, Virtus Bologna
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