• Home
  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More
  • Contact

Grimag

  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas considering a comeback? Wow LeBron has power

August 25, 2014


Retired Lithuanian big man and 15-season NBA veteran Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is considering a comeback according to what would best be described as reports tonight.

.@TheRealTRizzo: Zydrunas Ilgauskas is attempting a comeback to the NBA. #Cavs Listen to The Really Big Show on http://t.co/l1VfrW2yk5

— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) August 25, 2014

That isn’t a critique on the source, rather that literally all anyone has to go on right now is a single tweet from a trusted source.

Ilgauskas hasn’t laced up on a NBA or indeed any competitive court since 2011, having followed LeBron James to Miami for a single season with the Heat before hanging up his kicks. At 39, you’d have to wonder what he can offer a team that retired his jersey last season. Bob Cousy’s return at 41 after 7 years retired is a good comparison, albeit a touch more extreme in terms of time off the court. The two things in his favour are the Cavs could probably do with another big and he is plenty familiar with LeBron but you have to think there are better options out there for a roster spot.

Whatever Ilgauskas, who due to assorted commitments in the NBA only played three internationals for his home nation, ends up doing or being asked to do, that it’s even a question is a sign of the influence of LeBron James in the sport right now. His mere presence in Cleveland has made a man retired three years consider making a comeback.

Aug 25, 2014ballineurope
Powered by Sidelines
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
This post was published on August 25, 2014
The Dream Team's childrenBiE's editor takes the ice bucket challenge, nominates Basketball Ireland boss

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

ballineurope
10 years ago NBA/NCAACleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Recent Posts
Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a Lock for Finals MVP?
8 days ago
After Euroleague failure, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos meet in a Greek Finals full of pressure, pride, and questions for Ataman and Bartzokas
Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Face a New Reality
23 days ago
Fenerbahce beat AS Monaco to win the Euroleague title, as Sarunas Jasikevicius claimed his first crown after years of close calls.
Fenerbahce Finish the Job as Jasikevicius Strikes Gold
24 days ago
Categories
Recent Posts
Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a Lock for Finals MVP?
Panathinaikos and Olympiacos Face a New Reality
Fenerbahce Finish the Job as Jasikevicius Strikes Gold
Tags
EuroLeagueNBAYouTubeReal MadridCSKA MoscowFC BarcelonaFIBAOlympiacosPanathinaikosZalgiris KaunasACBSpainMaccabi Tel AvivRicky RubioTeam SpainLos Angeles LakersMontepaschi SienaPartizan BelgradeLithuaniaIrelandGermanyPau GasolItalyTeam LithuaniaTurkeyTeam FranceCaja Laboral BaskoniaLietuvos RytasFenerbahce ÜlkerGreeceJuan Carlos NavarroSerbiaSan Antonio SpursTony ParkerMinnesota TimberwolvesFranceEuroleagueDirk Nowitzkibasketball highlightsTeam RussiaALBA BerlinEuroCupDallas MavericksTeam USAEuroBasket 2011
Share
0
Facebook
ABOUT
BallinEurope.com was founded in September 2007 by Christophe Ney (who now runs the excellent scouting-themed website European Prospects) and Tobias Seitz, both then bloggers for FIBA.com with over 10 years’ worth of experience in the professional basketball world each. The mission then was to “provide a very unique perspective of Basketball in and about Europe.”
Most Commented
Why Andrei Kirilenko and CSKA Moscow must win the Euroleague
13 years ago
180 Comments
Euroleague Transfers Table 2008/2009
17 years ago
168 Comments
A week in highlights: Spanish block party, mighty Milos, Utah rap and some dude dunking in L.A.
14 years ago
139 Comments
Archives
Get In Touch

Email: emmetryan@gmail.com

Name: Emmet Ryan

2014 © BallinEurope. Join JCI Dublin