European Media: 3 NBA Teams Interested In Zeljko Obradovic

[Euroleague]

Last year there were a lot of rumors that the Detroit Pistons wanted to hire him, but they didn't. From what I understand, they only would consider something like $1 million a year, and he makes $10 million a year in how the NBA counts salary in his Euroleague team.............so obviously there was zero chance of that happening.

Anyway, they ended up saying they never offered him anything, but yeah, he was never going to even consider them with such a huge salary disparity, so that's normal NBA PR bullshit.

Anyway, now we have European media claiming that 3 NBA teams are interested in him:

https://twitter.com/DjordjeMatic/statuses/457511697100832770

Ђорђе Матић ‏@DjordjeMatic

3 NBA teams out of play off, drawing interests in coach Zeljko Obradovic for the next season

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But he still is under contract with Fenerbachce at that $10 million a season salary in how the NBA counts salary for one more season, with a personal option for one more year...................

So yeah, I put the chances of this happening at almost zero. Because I don't see any way he passes on all that money, and there is no way in hell any NBA team is paying him anything close to that. I think at max he could get something like $3 million from an NBA team.

So anyway, but now we have both Messina and Obradovic being rumored to be drawing interest from NBA teams at the same time.

If you wonder, Obradovic is better than Messina is, and he isn't as overrated as Messina is. He's still quite massively overrated though. Like Messina, he can only win with an enormous budget and super roster, and even then, he's failed 3 times to even get to the playoffs in Euroleague, with 2 different teams now. And also like Messina, he plays a style of basketball that is rapidly becoming quite outdated in Euroleague, and just does not seem to work anymore in modern basketball.

So clown trolls copying and pasting all of their "accomplishments" from Wikipedia are brain dead morons. That basketball of theirs is clearly about 5 years antiquated in the Euroleague, and their style of basketball quite frankly just does not work anymore.

But hey, maybe it would still work in the NBA, considering that the NBA is about 30 years behind in offensive tactics. Popovich talks about how these guys are way ahead of NBA coaches in their schemes, which gives you an idea, as they are practically dinosaurs scheme wise in Euroleague.

It's amusing to me though how a European coach like Ivkovic is out there and available and probably much cheaper than both of them, and he's vastly better than either of them, and NBA teams don't even consider him. I guess it's because he turned down the Nuggets job when they offered it to him in 2003, and because he's so old now. But still, I mean damn, if they wanted a European coach so damn bad at least give him a freaking call before they call these guys that can't even be put in the same sentence with him.

[Rose'sACL]

all of a sudden EUROLEAGUE appears out of nowhere.

[Le Shaqtus]

NBA teams are trying to sign me too but you don't see me making threads about it.

[outbreak]

NBA teams are trying to sign me too but you don't see me making threads about it.
how much salary are you making in the way the NBA calculates it because we all know in europe the salaries end up being millions of dollars more than what is officially reported. Living expenses come out to crazy figures like an extra 5 million a year to live in broke ass cities where rent is cheap.

[KobesFinger]

Is he good?

[duskovujosevic]

again bullshit is coming out his mouth. he doesen't provide source. enjoy trolling about his delusional agenda. ivkovic's nutt rider, any coach who wasn't involved in olympiakos is overrated. His source is unverified twitter status. Bunch of false rumors. He is beyond troll. I just can't read his stuff.

[Euroleague]

how much salary are you making in the way the NBA calculates it because we all know in europe the salaries end up being millions of dollars more than what is officially reported. Living expenses come out to crazy figures like an extra 5 million a year to live in broke ass cities where rent is cheap.

You ****ing idiot.

3.5 million euros NET INCOME base salary plus 200,000 euros NET INCOME bonus.

That equals about $10 million US dollars GROSS salary, which is how the NBA reports income.

Stop being a ****ing bitch.

:biggums:

[Smook A.]

His english sucks ass. How the hell is this dude gonna communicate with his players?

I want him to be wired so I can see his huddles. I wanna all the players' reactions
Player 1: "wtf is this dude saying?"
Player 2: "dunno, im just nodding my head"

[Euroleague]

again bullshit is coming out his mouth. he doesen't provide source. enjoy trolling about his delusional agenda. ivkovic's nutt rider, any coach who wasn't involved in olympiakos is overrated. His source is unverified twitter status. Bunch of false rumors. He is beyond troll. I just can't read his stuff.

That's a Serbian journalist. A Serbian sports writer. It's not an unverified Twitter account.

Stop making false accusations.

Obradovic with 35 million euros budget missed the playoffs 3 times. Twice with Panathinaikos and now once with Fenerbache. Don't deny facts and truth.

Ivkovic is CLEARLY a better coach than him, and it has nothing to do with anything related with Olympiacos. Every single person that has basic basketball 101 knowledge will tell you Ivkovic is a far better coach, FAR BETTER than Obradovic.

There is no need to start making false accusations.

It's all FACT.

[Smook A.]

You ****ing idiot.

3.5 million euros NET INCOME base salary plus 200,000 euros NET INCOME bonus.

That equals about $10 million US dollars GROSS salary, which is how the NBA reports income.

Stop being a ****ing bitch.

:biggums:
The highest paid player in the Euroleague earns $1,000 US dollars a year because he's a shitty player

stahppp lyinggg about the salaries. Lying isn't good

[r0drig0lac]

all of a sudden EUROLEAGUE appears out of nowhere.
:lol

[Euroleague]

His english sucks ass. How the hell is this dude gonna communicate with his players?

I want him to be wired so I can see his huddles. I wanna all the players' reactions
Player 1: "wtf is this dude saying?"
Player 2: "dunno, im just nodding my head"

He's never going to accept any NBA contract. Can't you read? He's making what is the same as $10 million a year NBA salary in Turkey.

Do you think any NBA team is going to offer even remotely close to half that?

NBA teams might want him and even offer him a deal, but he's not accepting it. There is no way in hell he's taking such a gigantic pay cut.

Maybe 2 years from now when that contract is over, or maybe even one year from now, if he has another disaster year with his team like this year and they force him out. But not now. No way is he giving up that kind of money right now.

[rhowen4]

American Media: No one gives a shit

[Euroleague]

The highest paid player in the Euroleague earns $1,000 US dollars a year because he's a shitty player

stahppp lyinggg about the salaries. Lying isn't good

The highest salary ever earned in Houston is $50 a year.

See how easy that is?

Go to hell.

[Smook A.]

He's never going to accept any NBA contract. Can't you read? He's making what is the same as $10 million a year NBA salary in Turkey.

Do you think any NBA team is going to offer even remotely close to half that?

NBA teams might want him and even offer him a deal, but he's not accepting it. There is no way in hell he's taking such a gigantic pay cut.

Maybe 2 years from now when that contract is over, or maybe even one year from now, if he has another disaster year with his team like this year and they force him out. But now now. No way is he giving up that kind of money right now.
Then why the hell did you make this thread if you know he's not going to accept the offer?

:kobe:

[outbreak]

He's never going to accept any NBA contract. Can't you read? He's making what is the same as $10 million a year NBA salary in Turkey.

Do you think any NBA team is going to offer even remotely close to half that?

NBA teams might want him and even offer him a deal, but he's not accepting it. There is no way in hell he's taking such a gigantic pay cut.

Maybe 2 years from now when that contract is over, or maybe even one year from now, if he has another disaster year with his team like this year and they force him out. But now now. No way is he giving up that kind of money right now.
you forgot to mention how he is currently coaching in a superior league with a superior level of competition and a far greater level of prestige if he can win a title there. Everyone knows turkey > usa when it comes to the level of basketball.

[Smook A.]

The highest salary ever earned in Houston is $50 a year.

See how easy that is?

Go to hell.
$36,000,000 in 2010 by some dude. I looked it up

[Euroleague]

Then why the hell did you make this thread if you know he's not going to accept the offer?

:kobe:

Ignore list - for being dumber than a freaking rock.

[duskovujosevic]

That's a Serbian journalist. A Serbian sports writer. It's not an unverified Twitter account.

Stop making false accusations.

Obradovic with 35 million euros budget missed the playoffs 3 times. Twice with Panathinaikos and now once with Fenerbache. Don't deny facts and truth.

Ivkovic is CLEARLY a better coach than him, and it has nothing to do with anything related with Olympiacos. Every single person that has basic basketball 101 knowledge will tell you Ivkovic is a far better coach, FAR BETTER than Obradovic.

Anyone that says otherwise is a freaking moron.

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/c6/c609db21075fd48871d75349ca0be805ea614ef6c64a313ba3 665e2561a20bf1.jpg

please tell me more. i am from serbia. and this journalist was wrong countless times, but you just can't grasp it. tell your guys what zeljko did back in 2004, 2005 with serbian national team. tell these people how zeljko was specific about chosing his team in NBA. he wanted playoff contender to run. not some scrub team. tell these player how his ego was huge, that when they called him last year for an interview, he said: "Who the hell are they to call me for an interview. They don't now who is Zeljko Obradovic, pathethic.

tell these people what ivkovic did to serbian national team in 2011, 2013. how he chased off half of serbian players and played with kids. how he had chosen players only from misko raznatovic's agency. tell these people that ivkovic had turned down offer from denver nuggets back in 2003.

[Euroleague]

you forgot to mention how he is currently coaching in a superior league with a superior level of competition and a far greater level of prestige if he can win a title there. Everyone knows turkey > usa when it comes to the level of basketball.

How the **** would you know? You have never seen an NBA game. You have never seen a Turkish League game. You have never seen a Euroleague game.

You have never seen a ****ing NBL game.

[Smook A.]

Ignore list - for being dumber than a freaking rock.
:oldlol: :oldlol:

[Euroleague]

please tell me more. i am from serbia. and this journalist was wrong countless times, but you just can't grasp it. tell your guys what zeljko did back in 2004, 2005 with serbian national team. tell these people how zeljko was specific about chosing his team in NBA. he wanted playoff contender to run. not some scrub team. tell these player how his ego was huge, that when they called him last year for an interview, he said: "Who the hell are they to call me for an interview. They don't now who is Zeljko Obradovic, pathethic.

tell these people what ivkovic did to serbian national team in 2011, 2013. how he chased off half of serbian players and played with kids. how he had chosen players only from misko raznatovic's agency. tell these people that ivkovic had turned down offer from denver nuggets back in 2003.

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/c6/c609db21075fd48871d75349ca0be805ea614ef6c64a313ba3 665e2561a20bf1.jpg

WTF?

Obradovic was one of the worst coaches Serbian national team ever had...........

Are you on drugs?

I guess if I mentioned how he was in jail for being a drunk driver and all that shit with the pedestrian and everything how he got his sentence ended because of the breakup of the countries and all that and how actually legally speaking..............

normally USA won't even allow people like that into the country under a work visa, meaning he would not even be eligible to coach in the NBA.........

I suppose you will call me a liar and say someone should be sent to my house to kill me right?

Just stop it.

[Smook A.]

How the **** would you know? You have never seen an NBA game. You have never seen a Turkish League game. You have never seen a Euroleague game.

You have never seen a ****ing NBL game.
I don't put you on my ignore list because I laugh at your posts :oldlol: :oldlol:

You're so dumb dude!

[duskovujosevic]

WTF?

Obradovic was one of the worst coaches Serbian national team ever had...........

Are you on drugs?

did you watch his press conference in 2005 after the loss against france? you did not because you are LIAR.

everything he had done was erased by that press conference

[outbreak]

How the **** would you know? You have never seen an NBA game. You have never seen a Turkish League game. You have never seen a Euroleague game.

You have never seen a ****ing NBL game.

**** you've got me there. I must have imagined all those years watching basketball. Shit my melbourne magic membership during the 90s must have all been a dream? Did I really hang out with sam mackinnon and get a magic hat autographed after one of the games? I still have the hate right here but maybe i'm dreaming again. I'll have to question my entire life and figure out what is real and what it just a dream. But then again wtf does the NBL have to do with me posting a troll post in the vein of your euro>nba bias here?

[Smook A.]

Ignore list - for being dumber than a freaking rock.
Woah woah... wait... wait...

Rocks are dumb? http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/profile.ak/hprofile-ak-snc4/41566_103077503081435_620_t.jpg

[outbreak]

Woah woah... wait... wait...

Rocks are dumb? http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/profile.ak/hprofile-ak-snc4/41566_103077503081435_620_t.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Pet_rock.jpg/250px-Pet_rock.jpg

[Euroleague]

did you watch his press conference in 2005 after the loss against france? you did not because you are LIAR.

I watched them have maybe the best roster of any team in 2004 Olympics and they sucked and China eliminated them FAIR. NO HELP FROM THE REFS.

I remember Doug Collins of USA saying it was most craziest thing ever considering talent level of two teams. It was like an elite international team beating USA 10 times in a row.

I watched them in 2005 playing at home **** it up due to bad coaching because the players were out of control and the coach did not control them.

I cannot imagine freaking SERBIA losing at HOME and yet they DID.

Yeah, I remember Obradovic working WONDERS with Serbia national team.

[outbreak]

Woah woah... wait... wait...

Rocks are dumb? http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/profile.ak/hprofile-ak-snc4/41566_103077503081435_620_t.jpg
http://beafunmum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dreamstime_s_20093731.jpg

[outbreak]

Woah woah... wait... wait...

Rocks are dumb? http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/profile.ak/hprofile-ak-snc4/41566_103077503081435_620_t.jpg
http://paulineknits.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/pet-rock.jpg?w=819&h=546

[Euroleague]

**** you've got me there. I must have imagined all those years watching basketball. Shit my melbourne magic membership during the 90s must have all been a dream? Did I really hang out with sam mackinnon and get a magic hat autographed after one of the games? I still have the hate right here but maybe i'm dreaming again. I'll have to question my entire life and figure out what is real and what it just a dream. But then again wtf does the NBL have to do with me posting a troll post in the vein of your euro>nba bias here?

You never saw a game.

[duskovujosevic]

I watched them have maybe the best roster of any team in 2004 Olympics and they sucked and China eliminated them FAIR. NO HELP FROM THE REFS.

I remember Doug Collins of USA saying it was most craziest thing ever considering talent level of two teams. It was like a team beating USA 10 times in a row.

I watched them in 2005 playing at home **** it up due to bad coaching because the players were out of control and the coach did not control them.

I cannot imagine freaking SERBIA losing at HOME and yet they DID.

Yeah, I remember Obradovic working WONDERS with Serbia national team.

both obradovic and ivkovic can't coach in NBA. not because they are not competent, but because their temper, atitude and ego won't allow that. they are worse than popovic in those terms. they learned in europe that their word is last, they basically did work of coach and GM simultaneously. pop needed time to earn that respect, like 10 years or so. ivkovic is 71 years old. zeljko can't be flexible at this stage of his life. in conclusion, NBA is mission immposible for them

[Dr.J4ever]

both obradovic and ivkovic can't coach in NBA. not because they are not competent, but because their temper, atitude and ego won't allow that. they are worse than popovic in those terms. they learned in europe that their word is last, they basically did work of coach and GM simultaneously. pop needed time to earn that respect, like 10 years or so. ivkovic is 71 years old. zeljko can't be flexible at this stage of his life. in conclusion, NBA is mission immposible for them
Euroleague Nazi owned by Dusko!:rockon:

[sportjames23]

Is he good?


Can the Heat get him?









C'mon, ISH, ya'll slippin'. KobesFinger left that wide open for you.

[SexSymbol]

Please ban Euroleague, there's enough of stupidity on this site as it is, we don't need more from him

[Dr.J4ever]

Please ban Euroleague, there's enough of stupidity on this site as it is, we don't need more from him
Euroleague is like the crazy, alcoholic uncle in many families these days. We don't need to ban him. He provides entertainment, albeit for occasionally perverse reasons.

[Euroleague]

Euroleague Nazi owned by Dusko!:rockon:

Yeah, because no NBA coaches are psychopaths................

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:

[Smook A.]

Please ban Euroleague, there's enough of stupidity on this site as it is, we don't need more from him
Lets keep him here. I find his posts entertaining because of how dumb he sounds at times. :D

[Milbuck]

Another unathletic, low-IQ Euroleague scrub that wouldn't even crack a D-League or NCAA DII roster.

His fat ass would probably win the abomination that is the Euroleague dunk contest though.

[Euroleague]

Another unathletic, low-IQ Euroleague scrub that wouldn't even crack a D-League or NCAA DII roster.

His fat ass would probably win the abomination that is the Euroleague dunk contest though.

You will be happy to know that 2 of the teams are said to be the Pistons and the Bucks...............

[Milbuck]

You will be happy to know that 2 of the teams are said to be the Pistons and the Bucks...............
You are aware that there was a condition in Giannis's contract that stated that Euroleague personnel of his choice must be given job interviews, right?

He's nothing more than a fragment Giannis's pity and post-amateur days (Euroleague) guilt. All these rumors mean absolutely nothing, or as much as the average Euroleague salary.

[Smook A.]

You will be happy to know that 2 of the teams are said to be the Pistons and the Bucks...............
Why does that even matter...

You already said he's not gonna accept the job :lol

[Euroleague]

You are aware that there was a condition in Giannis's contract that stated that Euroleague personnel of his choice must be given job interviews, right?

He's nothing more than a fragment Giannis's pity and post-amateur days (Euroleague) guilt. All these rumors mean absolutely nothing, or as much as the average Euroleague salary.

Giannis never played in Euroleague, so that could not legally be in his NBA contract.

****ing POS.

[Black and White]

Giannis never played in Euroleague, so that could not legally be in his NBA contract.

****ing POS.

Dont need anymore euro-trash in the NBA, only quality players like Giannis, Dirk, Tony Parker etc

[Milbuck]

Giannis never played in Euroleague, so that could not legally be in his NBA contract.

****ing POS.
:facepalm Euroleague is the all-encapsulating amateur league of Europe. If you play in Europe, you play in Euroleague.

We've been over this a thousand times, I don't understand how you consistently be this ignorant to the facts.

[Euroleague]

:facepalm Euroleague is the all-encapsulating amateur league of Europe. If you play in Europe, you play in Euroleague.

We've been over this a thousand times, I don't understand how you consistently be this ignorant to the facts.

He never played in Euroleague you racist fascist POS.

It's like saying anyone that plays basketball in North America plays in the NBA.

**** OFF.

[Smook A.]

He never played in Euroleague you racist fascist POS.

It's like saying anyone that plays basketball in North America plays in the NBA
How the hell is that racist??

You think everything is racist. Go look up the definition...

[Milbuck]

He never played in Euroleague you racist fascist POS.

It's like saying anyone that plays basketball in North America plays in the NBA.

**** OFF.
That is a bullshit argument and you know it.

There are MULTIPLE levels of basketball in North America. NCAA, D-League, other amateur leagues, and of course, the SINGULAR professional basketball league in the world, the NBA.

There is only one in Europe - thoroughly inferior, amateurish, developmental basketball. Euroleague is the premier, most prestigious league of that caliber in all of Europe. Naturally, it owns and has branches in every other amateur basketball association in Europe. Therefore it is logical FACT that Euroleague is the foundation of all European basketball. If you play basketball in Europe, you are in the Euroleague.

Is it a mere coincidence that every player that goes from the NBA to the Euroleague has some sort of significant flaw, whether in their game or in their personal life? You guys signed crackhead Lamar ****ing Odom and he instantly won the EL dunk contest. How long before he wins MVP and FMVP? Marquis Teague, not even his brother Jeff, could go there TODAY and win it all.

It's a ****ing joke, really.

[gabepizza]

That is a bullshit argument and you know it.

There are MULTIPLE levels of basketball in North America. NCAA, D-League, other amateur leagues, and of course, the SINGULAR professional basketball league in the world, the NBA.

There is only one in Europe - thoroughly inferior, amateurish, developmental basketball. Euroleague is the premier, most prestigious league of that caliber in all of Europe. Naturally, it owns and has branches in every other amateur basketball association in Europe. Therefore it is logical FACT that Euroleague is the foundation of all European basketball. If you play basketball in Europe, you are in the Euroleague.

Is it a mere coincidence that every player that goes from the NBA to the Euroleague has some sort of significant flaw, whether in their game or in their personal life? You guys signed crackhead Lamar ****ing Odom and he instantly won the EL dunk contest. How long before he wins MVP and FMVP? Marquis Teague, not even his brother Jeff, could go there TODAY and win it all.

It's a ****ing joke, really.

I don't normally defend Euroleague but from your argument the NBA owns and has branches in the D-league so by that logic the D-league is part of the NBA.
Also Odom just signed with the Knicks. He lasted only two games in Spain (because of an injury) and I'm sure didn't win any dunk contests. I don't even think Euroleague has a dunk contest.

[Dr.J4ever]

I don't normally defend Euroleague but from your argument the NBA owns and has branches in the D-league so by that logic the D-league is part of the NBA.
Also Odom just signed with the Knicks. He lasted only two games in Spain (because of an injury) and I'm sure didn't win any dunk contests. I don't even think Euroleague has a dunk contest.
We have to be fair, guys. If you play in Europe, you don't necessarily play in the EL. The EL is like a champions league where the best teams or most financially viable teams of each domestic league in Europe then play for the EL.

That is my understanding. Let me add though this situation occasionally has it's quirks. It is possible to win the EL Title and be crowned EL Champ, and then come home to your domestic league, and then lose to a team that is not an EL team or an EL team that lost in the EL playoffs . Case in point: Olympiacos last year won the EL Title and then loses to Panathanaikos in the Greek league in a 5 game series.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Can Euroleague stop making all these threads about Euroleague scrubs when seriously nobody cares about them at all?
:rolleyes:

[Euroleague]

We have to be fair, guys. If you play in Europe, you don't necessarily play in the EL. The EL is like a champions league where the best teams or most financially viable teams of each domestic league in Europe then play for the EL.

That is my understanding. Let me add though this situation occasionally has it's quirks. It is possible to win the EL Title and be crowned EL Champ, and then come home to your domestic league, and then lose to a team that is not an EL team or an EL team that lost in the EL playoffs . Case in point: Olympiacos last year won the EL Title and then loses to Panathanaikos in the Greek league in a 5 game series.

Will you stop saying saying that you ****ing son of a bitch? It was confirmed by Greek authorities that they manipulated that series from the owner of the team threatening the refs.

http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/ElladaBasket/A1Basket/foufh_den_tha_fugeis_apo_edw.2288753.html

http://www.sport24.gr/football/poinikh_diwksh_se_marinakh_giannakopoylo_kai_theod wridh.2336576.html

http://www.eurohoops.net/2013/06/dribbling/28029

http://www.eurohoops.net/2013/10/flopping/35325

How many god damn times does this have to be explained to you? WTF is wrong with you?

[JohnFreeman]

There is a place for these threads, and it certainly is not in the GOAT basketball league forum.

[Smook A.]

Will you stop saying saying that you ****ing son of a bitch? It was confirmed by Greek law that they rigged that series from the owner of the team threatening the refs.

http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/ElladaBasket/A1Basket/foufh_den_tha_fugeis_apo_edw.2288753.html

http://www.sport24.gr/football/poinikh_diwksh_se_marinakh_giannakopoylo_kai_theod wridh.2336576.html

http://www.eurohoops.net/2013/10/flopping/35325

How many god damn times does this have to be explained to you? WTF is wrong with you?
Why are you always mad?

[Brokenbeat]

Why are you always mad?

He obviously hates himself for not being European.