Sonny Weems and euroleague

[Fatty McGee]

A look behind the scenes of euroleague and Moscow cska.

http://grantland.com/features/euroleague-basketball-cska-moscow-andrei-kirilenko-sonny-weems-kyle-hines-demetris-nichols/

[OS2 (SW) Razor Back]

A look behind the scenes of euroleague and Moscow cska.

http://grantland.com/features/euroleague-basketball-cska-moscow-andrei-kirilenko-sonny-weems-kyle-hines-demetris-nichols/

Nice read,thanks.
+1

[Pig in the Pokey]

Nice article. BTW, Sonny is back in the NBA and could be the
6th man for Phoenix.

[HSVhogfan2]

Very nice article, thanks for posting.

I had a good experience in Italy and Israel playing for several years. Of course, I was young and knew I was not going to make a career out of it. Back then (late seventies, early eighties) you could make much more over there than you could being the 10-12 guy in the NBA, which I would've been. I was single and no family, so it was sort of an adventure for me. I couldn't imagine doing it into your 30s with a wife and kids state side.

[k.c.hawg]

Sonny didn't have an opt out in his Euro contract but CSKA allowed him to opt out citing his great contribution to the streak of 4 straight championship games. He signed a 2 year $5.75m deal with Phoenix. Lot's of good articles out there detailing his Euro league experience and great improvement as a player.