Found August 10, 2009 on Red's Army: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Olympiakos has stolen Linas Kleiza from Denver with a 2-year, $12.2 million deal... which continues a trend of big Greek teams (and foreign teams as a whole) taking mid-level guys who just can't seem to get the money they're looking for in the US. I'm actually surprised none of them came after Big Baby with $5 million.This summer, Josh Childress opted to stay in Greece, while Von Wafer will go there. And Walter Hermann signed in Spain.  Hardly game-changing names crossing the pond, but this is really only the beginning.  More mid-level guys are going to get richer offers overseas... especially as the cap shrinks over the next season or two.  This could be a trend that creates a talent gap where guys looking for more than mid-level money end up looking to other sources to get it.  Meanwhile, NBA GM's will have to continue looking for ways to plug holes in their roster... leaving them no choice but to throw more money at lesser talent... which will throw the whole syst...
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