Remember that Josh Childress guy who ran to Greece last summer? Every major sports media outlet did stories about the Atlanta Hawks’ 6th man who went across the Atlantic in search of fame, money and a retainer.
With the European basketball season in full swing, we can finally take a look at the large number of NBA players who went to Europe this off-season. Surprisingly, NBA imports haven’t exactly shined brighter than the Americans who have been overseas already for years. Most players have seen only slight increases in their statistics, and only two players, Earl Boykins and Juan Carlos Navarro, are the leading scorers on their team. On the other hand, almost every single team who signed a NBA player this off-season now find themselves in 1st or 2nd place in their league. Does this mean that European teams will look to add even more NBA’ers? Take a look at how all the NBA players who ran off to Europe are doing at the early part of their seasons.
Josh Childress  Olympiacos (Greece)
CONTRACT:Â 3 Years / 20 Million
Team Record: 9-1Â (First Place)
Teammates you might know: Lynn Greer (Temple),
Last NBA Season Stats: 29.9 Minutes, 11.8 Points, 4.9 Reb, 1.5 Assists
Olympiakos Stats: 24.2 Minutes, 16 Points (79% FG), 4 Reb, 1 Assist
Carlos Delfino    BC Khimki (Russia)
Contract: 3 Years / 12 Million
Team Record: 7-2 (Tied for 2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Milton Palacio (7 Years NBA), Jerome Moiso (UCLA, 5 Years NBA), Maciej Lampe (3 Years NBA), Mike Wilkinson (Wisconsin)
Last NBA Season Stats: 23.5 minutes, 9 Points, 4.4 Reb, 1.8 Assists
BC Khimki Stats: 25.1 minutes, 10.6 Points, 4.1 Reb, 2.1 Assists
Jorge Garbajosa     BC Khimki (Russia)
Contract: 2 Years / 18 Million
Team Record: 7-2 (Tied for 2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Milton Palacio (7 Years NBA), Jerome Moiso (UCLA, 5 Years NBA), Maciej Lampe (3 Years NBA), Mike Wilkinson (Wisconsin)
Last NBA Season Stats: 28.5 Minutes, 8.5 points, 4.9 Reb, 1.9 Assists
BC Khimki Stats: 27.2 Minutes, 8.3 points, 4.1 Reb, 2.8 Assists
Jannero Pargo   Dynamo Moscow
Contract: 1 Year / 3.5 Million
Team Record: 7-2 (Tied for 2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Travis Hansen (BYU, 1 Year NBA), Hollis Price (Oklahoma), Yaroslav Korolev (2 Years NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 18.7 Minutes, 8.1 Points, 1.6 Reb, 2.4 Assists
Dynamo Moscow Stats: 27 Minutes, 14.6 Points, 3.6 Reb, 5.2 Assists
Bostjan Nachbar  Dynamo Moscow
Contract: 3 Years / 14.3 Million
Team Record: 7-2 (Tied for 2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Travis Hansen (BYU, 1 Year NBA), Hollis Price (Oklahoma), Yaroslav Korolev (2 Years NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 22.1 Minutes, 9.8 Points, 3.5 Reb, 1.2 Assists
Dynamo Moscow Stats: 28.2 Minutes, 16.8 Points, 6.1 Reb, 1.6 Assists
Earl Boykins   La Fortezza Bologna ( Italy)
Contract: 1 Year / 3.5 Million (Highest in Italy)
Team Record: 7-3 (2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Sharrod Ford (Clemson, 1 Year NBA), Jamie Arnold (Wichita State) , Keith Langford (Kansas, 1 Year NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 16 Minutes, 5.1 Points, .4 Steals, 2.7 Assists
La Fortezza Bologna Stats: 32.8 Minutes, 17.9 Points, 3.5 Steals, 3.6 Assists
Carlos Arroyo Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Contract: 3 Years / 7.5 Million
Team Record: 6-2 (Tied for 2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Marcus Brown (Murray State, 2 Years NBA),
Marcus Fizer (Iowa State, 6 Years NBA), Chester Simmons (Washington)
Last NBA Season Stats: 20.5 Minutes, 6.9 Points, 1.8 Reb, 3.5 Assists
Maccabi Tel-Aviv Stats: 34 Minutes, 12.8 Points, 3.5 Reb, 4.0 Assists
Primoz Brezec    Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy
Contract: 2 Years / ?
Team Record: 5-5
Teammates you might know: Andre Hutson (Michigan State), Allan Ray (Villanova, 1 Year NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 14.4 Minutes, 5 Points, 3.2 Reb, .4 Blocks
Roma Stats:19.6 Minutes, 11.4 Points, 3.1 Reb, 2 Steals
Allan Ray, Brandon Jennings, Andre Hutson
Brandon Jennings  Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy)
Contract:2 Years / 1.65 Million
Team Record: 5-5
Teammates you might know: Andre Hutson (Michigan State), Allan Ray (Villanova, 1 Year NBA)
Last High School Season Stats: 35.5 Points
Roma Stats: 18 Minutes, 6.1 Points, 1.4 Steals, 2.9 Assists
Gordan Giricek – Turkey Fenerbahce
Contract: 2 Years / 5 Million
Team Record: 7-3 (2nd Place)
Teammates you might know: Devin Smith, Marques Green
Last NBA Season Stats: 15 Minutes, 8.8 Points, 2.3 Reb, 1.6 Assists
Fenerbahce Stats: 18.5 Minutes, 7 Points, 1.5 Reb, 3 Assists
Nenad Krstic   Triumph Moscow
Team Record: 3-5 (8th Place)
Teammates you might know: J.R. Bremer (St. Bonaventure, 3 Years NBA), Alan Anderson (Michigan State, 2 Years NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 18 Minutes, 6.6 Points, 4.4 Reb, .4 Blocks
Triumph Stats: 21 Minutes, 10.4 Points, 5.1 Reb, 1 Block
Juan Carlos Navarro     FC Barcelona (Spain)
Contract: 5 Years / 12 Million
Team Record: 9-3 (3rd Place)
Teammates you might know: Daniel Santiago (New Mexico, 4 Years NBA), Ersan Ilyasova (1 Year NBA), Andre Barrett (Seton Hall, 5 years NBA)
Last NBA Season Stats: 25.8 Minutes, 10.9 Points, 2.6 Reb, 2.2 Assists
FC Barcelona Stats: 25.9 Minutes, 14.8 Points, 2.1 Reb, 2.6 Assists
We’ll have to see if this trend accelerates or comes to a screeching halt as a result of market collapses in Europe. I can tell you this I would hate to lose more of my favorite NBA 9th men of the bench like Ira Newble, Ime Udoka, Kwame Brown or Eddie House.
Violent J
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Very interesting post. However, aren’t European scorekeepers much more stringent when it comes to awarding assists?
Just wanted to say great job with the blog, today is my first visit here and I’ve enjoyed reading your posts so far
Juan