{"id":8970,"date":"2010-10-26T16:09:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T13:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=8970"},"modified":"2024-02-17T01:24:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T22:24:07","slug":"allen-iverson-strikes-2-year-4-million-deal-with-besiktas-5464","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/allen-iverson-strikes-2-year-4-million-deal-with-besiktas-5464\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Iverson strikes 2 year $4 million deal with Be\u015fikta\u015f"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey Pro Basketball team Be\u015fikta\u015f make two year deal with Allen Iverson.<\/h1>\n

Turkish side Be\u015fita\u015f (Be\u015fita\u015f Cola Turka) have struck a deal with NBA legend Allen Iverson on a two year contract reportedly costing $4 million.<\/h1>\n

\"\"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.<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Be\u015fikta\u015f have already made a name for themselves in the soccer arena transferring two world class players, Spanish Guti and Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma.<\/p>\n

NBA expert and NationalTurk\u2019s NBA editor Murat Azako\u011flu had these things to say regarding the new transfer of Allen Iverson to Be\u015fikta\u015f.<\/p>\n

Murat Azako\u011flu said “Be\u015fikta\u015f\u2019s first big transfer in a long time came as one of NBA\u2019s biggest stars, Allen Iverson.<\/p>\n

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

“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 Be\u015fikta\u015f to a successful level in Europe.<\/p>\n

“Be\u015fikta\u015f 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.<\/p>\n

“I predict that Iverson will be a difficult person to get along with and a player with high ego which will cause problems at Be\u015fikta\u015f.<\/p>\n

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

There are also some that like to compare the Guti, Quaresma soccer transfers with the Iverson transfer.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“I hope I am wrong in what I say and Iverson has a very good season but I still do not have much hope.”<\/p>\n

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