 Euroleague Basketball WiretapMaurice Taylor Signs Three-Year Deal With Milan
“I’m really excited about this opportunity. I want to get on the basketball court again,” says Taylor, who played 10 years in the NBA for the L.A. Clippers, N.Y. Knicks, Sacramento Kings, and Rockets. “I’ve been looking to play again. I’ve worked hard to get in shape, and I’m ready. I was talking with some NBA teams, but they were only offering a one-year deal at minimum salary. With Milan, I’ll finish this season, plus play two more seasons after that,” Taylor, 32, said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Knicks Still Interested In Pargo
Pargo signed with Dynamo Moscow last summer after helping New Orleans reach the second round of the playoffs. Olympiakos is hoping to have Pargo's deal done by Tuesday, when Euroleague rosters are finalized. Olympiakos expressed passing interest in Marbury, who was exiled by the Knicks on Dec.1 and is still earning his $20.9 million salary. Knicks president Donnie Walsh is hopeful that he can trade Marbury before the Feb.19 deadline. If a trade doesn't happen, the Knicks can release Marbury or keep him on the roster until the end of the season. New York Knicks, Euroleague Basketball Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets No Regrets For Brandon JenningsMarcus Williams of the Warriors is very close friends with Brandon Jennings, who decided not to play for Arizona in order to head to Roma in Italy's professional league. "It's been back and forth with him," said Williams. "He said he's been doing good, then he said the coach hasn't been playing him; he's been getting frustrated. Then he'll turn around and say he played a good game. He's doing fine. But he said the league is just a lot different. It's real physical, sort of slower than what he's accustomed to. To me, that (a physical style), is not his real strength, so I think he's really working on his game being over there, and I think he can only get better." Williams was asked if he sensed that Jennings regretted the decision. "I don't think so. He told me he looks at it like a great experience and a great opportunity for him to do something that no one else has done. With his personality, he's like a different guy anyway." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Jan 2009 Archive
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Maurice Taylor has signed a three-year deal to play for the Armani Jeans Milan team in Italy’s top pro basketball league.
Both the New York Knicks and Euroleague club Olympiakos are interested in former NBA guard Jannero Pargo, the New York Daily News is reporting.