We’re still not sure how serious this is from Turkish Club to Kobe Bryant Besiktas — the club that signed Deron Williams to play for them next fall and had Allen Iverson last season — is still trying to court Kobe Bryant. The club’s very talkative coach explained to the Los Angeles Times how the team hopes this will go down.
As we’ve said before, Ataman likes to talk but don’t bet on a deal. For one, Kobe’s body could use the rest. Then there’s the matter of money. Besiktas was reportedly looking for a special sponsor to pick up Kobe’s salary (he does have an existing endorsement deal with Turkish Airlines).
Kobe Bryant's representatives have had conversations about a deal to play for Turkish club team Besiktas this season in Istanbul, Besiktas coach Ergin Ataman told the Los Angeles Times in a telephone interview Thursday. Bryant's agent, Rob Pelinka, didn't return repeated phone calls Thursday.
The Pistons fired John Kuester on June 5. From the Los Angeles Times: Ataman said the team is trying to satisfy Bryant's salary demands so that he can join New Jersey Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams on the team. Williams signed with Besiktas about a week ago.
via Kobe Bryant:Turkish Club to Kobe Bryant reportedly in talks with Turkish club - latimes.com.
It's surprising that Besiktas continues to pursue Bryant despite the match-fixing issue and the fact that Bryant has yet to publicly speak on the supposed talks, even through a representative.
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