Turkey Pro Basketball team Beşiktaş make two year deal with Allen Iverson.

Turkish side Beşitaş (Beşitaş Cola Turka) have struck a deal with NBA legend Allen Iverson on a two year contract reportedly costing $4 million.

Iverson who played for Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009-2010 season and for the Memphis Grizzlies in the same season averaged 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

The 35-year-old star who has been an 11-time NBA All-Star has been playing at the NBA for the past 14 seasons including a 10 year stay with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Beşiktaş have already made a name for themselves in the soccer arena transferring two world class players, Spanish Guti and Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma.

NBA expert and NationalTurk’s NBA editor Murat Azakoğlu had these things to say regarding the new transfer of Allen Iverson to Beşiktaş.

Murat Azakoğlu said “Beşiktaş’s first big transfer in a long time came as one of NBA’s biggest stars, Allen Iverson.

“However much Iverson was a star 7-8 years ago, he is now almost 36-years-old and left basketball two times.

“The transfer may be helpful in terms of the chairman firing the fans up, but a reported $4 Million is a huge sum of money and I do not believe Iverson will be good enough to take Beşiktaş to a successful level in Europe.

“Beşiktaş could have given this money to two very good players and not only contended for the championship but also go to higher levels in a European championship.

“I predict that Iverson will be a difficult person to get along with and a player with high ego which will cause problems at Beşiktaş.

“Greek pro basketball teams such as Olimpiakos and Panathianikos who generally transfer the older NBA stars did not spend this much money on Iverson.

There are also some that like to compare the Guti, Quaresma soccer transfers with the Iverson transfer.

“In my eyes this is silly. Quaresma is a young soccer player that promises a greater future where as Guti is a Real Madrid legend and is one of the teams greats.

“Iverson in the other hand was a player more famous than the Spanish and Portuguese duo put together, but has since fallen out of favor from Philadelphia, his home team. He is just an old superstar.

“I hope I am wrong in what I say and Iverson has a very good season but I still do not have much hope.”

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