And point I don't understand is that's something to applaud that he goes and then comes back? What is he going for if he's going to come back in a few years? You're applauding him for getting as much money as he can? I never thought that was something to be applauded.
Why is maximizing one's earning potential by taking a larger offer elsewhere something that shouldn't be applauded? As Childress said in the article, if he was a banker, stock broker, or any other profession people would think him nuts not to double his take home pay while having every expense he has picked up by a new job in a great foreign country.
He made a decision that is against the grain for basketball players. He is going to be playing in a country that doesn't speak his native language. Everything this year will be foreign to him. That takes courage and that, I applaud.
Also, the whole argument regarding that it makes no sense to jump to Europe for only year, I don't agree with. The average worker works 40 years to earn a majority of their money. Let's say an average NBA player works 8 years to make most of their money. So if a basketball player plays one year overseas it would be the equivalent of a normal person choosing to spend 5 years working overseas with the prospect of furthering their career. No one would say that wouldn't make sense.
And besides, what's the difference if for one year he decides to play in Athens for $6 million or Atlanta or Memphis or Miami for $3 million. It's still one year in one city.
