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JohnMax
08-03-2014, 04:40 PM
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-prospect-tibor-pleiss-reportedly-headed-to-fc-barcelona/article/5122617

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OKC probed for deal w/ 7-foot Tibor Pleiss to join NBA this season, but Euro buyout too rich.

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buddha
08-03-2014, 04:41 PM
don't be surprised when KD leaves to go to a team willing to spend money.
CeltsGarlic
08-03-2014, 04:50 PM
dont be surprised if he asks where the cash at
hawkfan
08-03-2014, 05:08 PM
don't be surprised when KD leaves to go to a team willing to spend money.

Wizards with Wall, Beal, Gortat.
Fudge
08-03-2014, 05:09 PM
What the hell is a Tibor Pleiss?
hawkfan
08-03-2014, 05:10 PM
What the hell is a Tibor Pleiss?

Better question is whether he is better than Perkins.
Oly BC
08-03-2014, 05:19 PM
Better question is whether he is better than Perkins.
He is, not that that says a lot.
Fudge
08-03-2014, 05:21 PM
Whoever the fuq he is, it's better that he stays in Europe. Dude would get no burn on this team. He'd basically play the Thabeet role.
Meticode
08-03-2014, 10:06 PM
If 2016 comes and OKC hasn't one a championship, I don't see Durant, Westbrook an Ibaka being together any longer.
ArbitraryWater
08-03-2014, 10:08 PM
2nd coming of Shaqtus.. you guys better pick this transcending athlete up.. he'll rip whichever league he plays in apart
Springsteen
08-03-2014, 10:20 PM
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Euroleague
08-04-2014, 01:17 AM
It has nothing to do with the buyout. It's because he got a contract that is paying way more than he would make in the NBA. It's that simple.

Just as is the case with hundreds of other players in Europe that make way more there than they would in the NBA.
russwest0
08-04-2014, 01:50 AM
Whoever the fuq he is, it's better that he stays in Europe. Dude would get no burn on this team. He'd basically play the Thabeet role.

He's much better than Perkins but Brooks wouldn't play him this year anyways and I'm sure the FO knows that.

They just wanted to get him here for a year to get acclimated so that he would be more prepared to play next year.

Regardless, not wanting to go into the luxury tax for a guy that wouldn't even play this year isn't a big deal. We'll get him next year once Perkins is off the books.
Rooster
08-04-2014, 02:16 AM
Whoever the fuq he is, it's better that he stays in Europe. Dude would get no burn on this team. He'd basically play the Thabeet role.

Scola shot 70% once in Euroleague and this guy Pleiss shot 60% one time. The Octopus is soft but he is not stiff or immobile like those typical Euros so could be a decent pick up later on.
Euroleague
08-04-2014, 02:16 AM
He's much better than Perkins but Brooks wouldn't play him this year anyways and I'm sure the FO knows that.

They just wanted to get him here for a year to get acclimated so that he would be more prepared to play next year.

Regardless, not wanting to go into the luxury tax for a guy that wouldn't even play this year isn't a big deal. We'll get him next year once Perkins is off the books.

He signed at a huge amount of money with Barca. He's not making what he was making at Baskonia anymore. If the Thunder want to sign him now, they will have to pony up a lot more money than before.