Alec next plays Thursday, at 5:30 CDT, which can be seen on ESPN2. Let's hope he can take some shots this time.
0-4 last night. Sadly, Alec showed very little over the course of the summer league to force himself into a roster spot.
Yeah, he is probably going to the G-League or overseas. He had to show that he could do what he was drafted for, which is make 3s. Unfortunate to see.
His problem is time on the court. Alec lights 'em up when he is playing regularly but with short stints on the court he struggles.
Alec finally got some good minutes and showed what he can do:
28 min.
FG - 6/6 66.7%
3Pt FG - 4/7 57.1%
17 Pts
4 RB
2 Stl.
3 TO
https://twitter.com/jpetersfamily/status/1019938684857135105
It's going to be tough, unfortunately. He needed to show that he could play selective minutes and be productive from the start. He only demonstrated that with more length of play, that he can do so.
Quote from: VU2014 on July 19, 2018, 08:37:30 AM
https://twitter.com/jpetersfamily/status/1019938684857135105
Awesome that a dad is supporting his son on Twitter. Not sure where the criticism he references is coming from, but I think Alec will find a spot on a NBA roster. He has a skill that is very valuable in the current NBA.
Potential good news from the Suns today. They traded a F (Dudley) for a PF (Arthur) they will soon cut. Alec probably still needs some more cuts from the current roster.
Any progress is good progress. In the final analysis, I think Peters has shown far too much to simply be cut. I just hope the Suns or at least some other team feels the same way.
More Suns roster news (and probably not good for Alec)
Suns have acquired F\C Richaun Holmes from the 76ers for cash
Suns will guarantee the contract of G Davon Reed a 3 point specilist
Suns plan to keep G Shaquille Harrison
https://twitter.com/jpetersfamily/status/1021165714655281153
Always great to hear about Alec. Watching for your news. Such a solid performer and person. I don't want to jinx this with a guess.
Just heard a rumor that AP could be headed overseas. AP нужно будет освежить свой русский язык
Hopefully AP finds his way to Khimki Moscow, who is pretty much top dog in the Russian League.
Quote from: valpotx on July 23, 2018, 12:11:29 AM
Hopefully AP finds his way to Khimki Moscow, who is pretty much top dog in the Russian League.
He may or may not be headed to their rival CSKA.
CSKA brings in rookie Peters
http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/8w739jvuwhbr3wn9/cska-brings-in-rookie-peters
Bottom line, he had to go somewhere he could play. I'm sure the long term plan remains the NBA, but he wasn't going to get the minutes in PHX and if no other club was willing to sign him, gotta go where the playing time is.
Just don't mess with any Russian hookers in case you want to run for president one day.
Quote from: NativeCheesehead on July 23, 2018, 06:35:17 AM
Bottom line, he had to go somewhere he could play. I'm sure the long term plan remains the NBA, but he wasn't going to get the minutes in PHX and if no other club was willing to sign him, gotta go where the playing time is.
Just don't mess with any Russian hookers in case you want to run for president one day.
I would imagine he will also be making a lot more money than he did with his 2-way contract.
We were so close to having 2 NBA players at the same time... This news is good for Alec and probably the right step for him at this point in his career; but as a fan I'm disappointed.
It sounds like it's a one year prove it deal. Shorter deals are much more common in Europe.
It honestly sounds like a good situation. He gets to play and prove himself at the top level of Europe. If he tears it up after a few years in Europe I'm sure he'll get another bite at the NBA apple.
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1021280389187424256
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1021593233170878464
PRO BASKETBALL: Valparaiso grad Peters signs with CSKA Moscow in the EuroLeague
Paul Oren Times Correspondent
https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/college/valparaiso-university/pro-basketball-valparaiso-grad-peters-signs-with-cska-moscow-in/article_463a3c45-afcf-5aaa-9995-2174f5ca2eac.html
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1021530838998179846
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1021530841208549378
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1021530843167240192
https://twitter.com/NWIOren/status/1021530845897613314
Alec should benefit from the Euroleague move. It's doubtful that he was getting anything other than scout team looks while on the two-way contract and that is no way to acclimatize yourself to the speed of the NBA or professional basketball. He needs to polish his game to pro level standards and make adjustments because he is not fleet of foot enough to rely on pure athleticism.
Broekhoff was not ready for the NBA out of college and I would argue he was a better true shooter than Alec in his senior year. Though they both were outstanding players during college for Valpo and I have gladly watched both of them professionally where I could.
Paul alludes to finances in the tweet, and vu72 did as well. Paul got an even straighter answer later in the interview (too crass for twitter?).
Quote
The goal has always stayed the same and the goal is to be the best professional basketball player that I can be and ultimately the best NBA player I can be. What route it takes to be there, there's a lot of different ways you can go. It's been proven by a lot of different players in the league right now that are having successful careers. That was the main selling point on this. Why don't we take an awesome opportunity that we have right here and let's run with it. Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world. It's something I couldn't see myself doing a few days ago even before this was final. Now knowing it's right here and the more I hear about how great Moscow is the more excited I get. I think it's going to be an unbelievable opportunity to further my basketball career.
I gave the whole paragraph for context, but the striking bit was "Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world."
Really interesting set of quotes, in the whole interview.
What I don't know is where CSKA sits in the basketball world. Alec mentions them as the best team in the country. Is that true? I'm sure Paul's correct that they have "reached the EuroLeague Final Four in seven consecutive seasons." but I don't really know where they sit in the European, Russian, or even Muscovite pecking order. Heck, I can't even reliably get the order of their initials correct!
I'm no Euroleague expert but I have heard of CSKA Moscow. The team has a very strong tradition and is well-respected. It's a very good landing spot.
Quote from: agibson on July 24, 2018, 10:51:50 AM
Paul alludes to finances in the tweet, and vu72 did as well. Paul got an even straighter answer later in the interview (too crass for twitter?).
Quote
The goal has always stayed the same and the goal is to be the best professional basketball player that I can be and ultimately the best NBA player I can be. What route it takes to be there, there's a lot of different ways you can go. It's been proven by a lot of different players in the league right now that are having successful careers. That was the main selling point on this. Why don't we take an awesome opportunity that we have right here and let's run with it. Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world. It's something I couldn't see myself doing a few days ago even before this was final. Now knowing it's right here and the more I hear about how great Moscow is the more excited I get. I think it's going to be an unbelievable opportunity to further my basketball career.
I gave the whole paragraph for context, but the striking bit was "Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world."
Really interesting set of quotes, in the whole interview.
What I don't know is where CSKA sits in the basketball world. Alec mentions them as the best team in the country. Is that true? I'm sure Paul's correct that they have "reached the EuroLeague Final Four in seven consecutive seasons." but I don't really know where they sit in the European, Russian, or even Muscovite pecking order. Heck, I can't even reliably get the order of their initials correct!
From my understanding is that they are a strong European Basketball club and plays at the top level. The two top dogs in Russia seem to be Khimki and CSKA. Ryan's former team Loko had some recent success. There are so many different Leagues and teams in Europe it gets hard to keep track of them. As for his comments on the $, I didn't find his comments too crass. It's a business and I hope Alec makes as much money for himself and his family as possible. These guys have a short window to make money. I appreciate the blunt honesty.
Quote from: agibson on July 24, 2018, 10:51:50 AMI'm sure Paul's correct that they have "reached the EuroLeague Final Four in seven consecutive seasons." but I don't really know where they sit in the European, Russian, or even Muscovite pecking order.
Looking a bit myself through the Euroleague standings, they really have been very impressive the last seven seasons. In 12 group-stage round robins they've only failed to win their group three times (some seasons had two group stages). They've been less reliable in the single-elimination final four, with just one first place and one second place finish.
It looks like they've won the Russian league every season going back to... 1992? (Though it's not so clear how this relates to the VTB United league in the last ten years.) And I don't even know if there _was_ a USSR league in 1991, but they did fail to win that a couple of times in the late 80's.
They've won the VTB United regional league (Russian and some neighbors) for the last seven seasons, and all but one of the ten or so seasons of its existence.
They've maybe not prioritized the Russian cup, winning for the last time in 2009–10. (I think Broekhoff's team won this last year.)
So, yeah, they look pretty dominant. If maybe with some problems in single-elimination formats.
Hopefully it also means they're a big enough club to pay their players on time, etc. Though I don't know that we heard of any problems like this with Broekhoff, either (except the dispute that kept him out of his last playoffs).
Quote from: VU2014 on July 24, 2018, 11:24:15 AMAs for his comments on the $, I didn't find his comments too crass. It's a business and I hope Alec makes as much money for himself and his family as possible. These guys have a short window to make money. I appreciate the blunt honesty.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm cheering for him. Cash in, baby! I may have problems with professional athletes in general making million dollar salaries, but I don't expect Alec to somehow fix that on his own at this point.
I was just surprised by his candor. And then a little surprised that Paul left it out of the Twitter summary.
Quote from: VU2014 on July 24, 2018, 11:24:15 AM
Quote from: agibson on July 24, 2018, 10:51:50 AM
Paul alludes to finances in the tweet, and vu72 did as well. Paul got an even straighter answer later in the interview (too crass for twitter?).
Quote
The goal has always stayed the same and the goal is to be the best professional basketball player that I can be and ultimately the best NBA player I can be. What route it takes to be there, there's a lot of different ways you can go. It's been proven by a lot of different players in the league right now that are having successful careers. That was the main selling point on this. Why don't we take an awesome opportunity that we have right here and let's run with it. Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world. It's something I couldn't see myself doing a few days ago even before this was final. Now knowing it's right here and the more I hear about how great Moscow is the more excited I get. I think it's going to be an unbelievable opportunity to further my basketball career.
I gave the whole paragraph for context, but the striking bit was "Let's have a year of making unbelievable money and a year to see the world."
Really interesting set of quotes, in the whole interview.
What I don't know is where CSKA sits in the basketball world. Alec mentions them as the best team in the country. Is that true? I'm sure Paul's correct that they have "reached the EuroLeague Final Four in seven consecutive seasons." but I don't really know where they sit in the European, Russian, or even Muscovite pecking order. Heck, I can't even reliably get the order of their initials correct!
From my understanding is that they are a strong European Basketball club and plays at the top level. The two top dogs in Russia seem to be Khimki and CSKA. Ryan's former team Loko had some recent success. There are so many different Leagues and teams in Europe it gets hard to keep track of them. As for his comments on the $, I didn't find his comments too crass. It's a business and I hope Alec makes as much money for himself and his family as possible. These guys have a short window to make money. I appreciate the blunt honesty.
I could be misreading his comment, but the pay day came with his two-way contract and now he gets to travel Europe. Not saying he won't get $250,000+ for his 1-year contract with Moscow but that is how I read the tweet.
Quote from: VUGrad1314 on July 24, 2018, 11:08:07 AM
I'm no Euroleague expert but I have heard of CSKA Moscow. The team has a very strong tradition and is well-respected. It's a very good landing spot.
I think my familiarity with CSKA Moscow also comes from FC Moscow and the brand that comes with the parent organization. They have a ton of sports team under their umbrella and are sort of an All Sports organization.
Quote from: FieldGoodie05 on July 24, 2018, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: VUGrad1314 on July 24, 2018, 11:08:07 AM
I'm no Euroleague expert but I have heard of CSKA Moscow. The team has a very strong tradition and is well-respected. It's a very good landing spot.
I think my familiarity with CSKA Moscow also comes from FC Moscow and the brand that comes with the parent organization. They have a ton of sports team under their umbrella and are sort of an All Sports organization.
Right, I believe CSKA also fields a soccer club and a hockey club.
Quote from: FieldGoodie05 on July 24, 2018, 11:59:52 AM
Quote from: VUGrad1314 on July 24, 2018, 11:08:07 AM
I'm no Euroleague expert but I have heard of CSKA Moscow. The team has a very strong tradition and is well-respected. It's a very good landing spot.
I think my familiarity with CSKA Moscow also comes from FC Moscow and the brand that comes with the parent organization. They have a ton of sports team under their umbrella and are sort of an All Sports organization.
Yeah, for me too they're (only) a known name for their soccer. CSKA Moscow has been in Champions League each of the last five years.
But, I don't follow pro basketball, home or abroad, to speak of.
I've grown to assume that multi-sport clubs are the norm in Europe, but I don't know how often that's actually the case.
I don't know the dollar amount, but I'm guessing Alec will be making significantly more overseas than he did with two-way contract. His comments were that he needed it to be "worth his time" to even consider moving overseas. Our conversation was recorded for USH purposes, but the audio quality isn't great, so not sure if I'll end up using it. It was a good conversation with a guy who has experienced a lot in his first professional season.
Sergio Rodriguez and Nando de Colo are on the roster. CSKA Moscow is definitely Russia's top team, and one of the best in the world, outside of the NBA.
Is this Putin's favorite team (Moscow)? Good to be on his side I would guess.
Quote from: NativeCheesehead on July 23, 2018, 06:35:17 AMJust don't mess with any Russian hookers in case you want to run for president one day.
Why? It hasn't hurt Trump one bit. People like Just Sayin will support him no matter if he pays off dozens of women for not talking about their affairs with him. And their reasoning is that Bill Clinton did it too and the Democrats overlooked his transgressions.
We all know Alec isn't that kind of guy so he would not be a good choice for US President for the Republicans.
Quote from: crusadermoe on July 24, 2018, 07:17:26 PM
Is this Putin's favorite team (Moscow)? Good to be on his side I would guess.
CSKA Moscow was the Sports Club of the Red Army when the Soviet Union/Communists were in power. After the Soviet Union lost power CSKA Moscow was not as popular due to being so closely associated with the old out of favor Soviet government. When Putin came to power it became okay to like CSKA again and they were very successful. So it probably is Putin's favorite team although soccer is his favorite sport because of the World Cup being held in Russia this summer. It probably wouldn't be surprising if one found Putin rooting for Alec to hit more threes this season. It would be like Obama (please forgive my mentioning the hated former President because the Republicans hate him so much) hoping a Russian player does well because he plays for his favorite team, the Bulls.
Wikipedia claims he supports FC Zenit in soccer; from St. Petersburg, evidently his home city. He does also play ice hockey
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/10/vladimir-putin-ice-hockey-exhibition-game
Didn't Alec have one year left on his NBA deal? Can we assume CSKA Moscow just bought that out?
I believe it was an option for the second year and the Suns didn't renew it and just released him from the contract making him a free agent
Quote from: bigmosmithfan1 on July 25, 2018, 11:23:04 AM
Didn't Alec have one year left on his NBA deal? Can we assume CSKA Moscow just bought that out?
Most two-way deals were two-year contracts, but I believe Alec signed a one-year deal and was betting on himself.
Get your long underwear before you go. :o get your pay in cash!!!
Quote from: VUfan on July 28, 2018, 03:24:54 PM
Get your long underwear before you go. :o get your pay in cash!!!
...and don't comment in public about how oppressive their "utopian" socialist government is.
Quote from: wh on July 28, 2018, 03:39:07 PM
Quote from: VUfan on July 28, 2018, 03:24:54 PM
Get your long underwear before you go. :o get your pay in cash!!!
...and don't comment in public about how oppressive their "utopian" socialist government is.
Putin is a control freak killer and thief. On the best day of his life I doubt he was honorable enough to be a "utopian" socialist. Actually I would now call him a capitalistic thug who makes and then breaks all the rules so that all the goodies slide his direction. I think that is what Trump admires about him. :thumbsup:
Let's stop with the political undertones in the basketball forum. Please and thank you.
Quote from: VUfan on July 28, 2018, 03:24:54 PM
Get your long underwear before you go. :o get your pay in cash!!!
There is the story of when Robbie Hummel played in Russia. The owner of his team offered a reward for success in a tournament. After the game, Robbie met the owner at a hotel and left with $10,000 in a suitcase.
Alec's new home.
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1025465557691387906
Suitcase is an acceptable way to move cash. Personally prefer a sack with a dollar sign, but a suitcase is sufficient.
A interesting signing. AP and Bolomboy play the same position. Both guys are coming over from the states and are roughly the same age. It could turn out to be a position battle for playing time.
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1027201478958751744
From Wikipedia:
Bolomboy was born in Donetsk, Ukraine to a Congolese father and a Russian mother, went to high school at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and chose Weber State for college despite interest from larger schools such as Clemson, Auburn and Florida State. During his college career, Bolomboy became the all-time leading rebounder in Weber State and Big Sky Conference history.
While always a strong rebounder, Bolomboy increased his scoring average in the 2015–16 season, averaging 17.9 points per game to go along with 12.8 rebounds per game. Following the season, Bolomboy was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference, as well as the league's Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
Though approximately the same height (6-9) he is mentioned as a 'center' in the tweet And it seems from his Wiki bio that he is a different kind of player from AP -- i.e., defender, rebounder, in the paint kind of scorer. Might be complementary rather than competitive????
Translation: "Alec Peters: "The transition to CSKA is an easy choice" the new CSKA basketball striker @petersalec in the interview @MatchTV told about the change of Phoenix to Moscow, golf and favorite TV series."
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1041967425959415808
Side Note: can one of the moderators change the title of this thread to something different? Please and thank you.
Quote from: VU2014 on September 18, 2018, 08:43:54 AM
Translation: "Alec Peters: "The transition to CSKA is an easy choice" the new CSKA basketball striker @petersalec in the interview @MatchTV told about the change of Phoenix to Moscow, golf and favorite TV series."
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1041967425959415808
Side Note: can one of the moderators change the title of this thread to something different? Please and thank you.
Or a new thread can be started.
Spartan, you can go to your original post that you started this thread with and modify the original title to, say, Alec Peters in the Pros." The whole string, I believe, will reconfigue itself.
Quote from: VULB#62 on September 19, 2018, 10:36:14 AM
Spartan, you can go to your original post that you started this thread with and modify the original title to, say, Alec Peters in the Pros." The whole string, I believe, will reconfigue itself.
Done.
This is pretty cool. It sounds like Alec is going to blogging.
https://twitter.com/jpetersfamily/status/1060339492400324608
https://twitter.com/PrioritySports/status/1064660844242448384
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=z3l91q3yIZk
Here's the link
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5xieNLuJ0TtagskyQv
One thing we know is Alec will not be involved in helping Trump get re-elected. Putin could be another story. ;)
Here's an interesting video on some of Alec's teammates.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6xfauk
Glancing at the Russian front.
Looks like Alec's probably the starting power forward, but playing in what looks like a deep rotation - maybe because of lots of games, and inferior competition?
8-0 in the VTB United League
7-0 in the Euroleague
Peters 19 MPG (6th) in Euroleague, 7.7 PPG (7th), 3.3 RPG
7.2 PPG, 15.3 MPG in VTB
And sort of an odd tweet from Alec. I'm not sure if he's intentionally trying to draw attention to this, or what.
[tweet]1064970291657486338[/tweet]
Presumably it'll be public record soon enough.
He's probably referencing what he was paid while in the NBA/G-League.
My best guess is that he was annoyed that a newspaper reported his purchase of property. To be honest I wouldn't want other people knowing my business either. But by addressing his displeasure about it probably just ended up drawing more attention to it. I don't think this was a situation of a humble brag.
Was t the land owned by the town or city or whatever?? Seems like that would and should be reported on regardless of who is buying it.
Quote from: M on November 21, 2018, 12:00:16 PM
Was t the land owned by the town or city or whatever?? Seems like that would and should be reported on regardless of who is buying it.
Any real estate transaction is eventually recorded public info, right? (And, because of the arrangement with city owned property, it may wind up in the city council minutes in a month or so.) But, obviously, it doesn't always wind up reported prominently in the newspaper.
I assume he was talking about the land purchase rather than the G league/two-way salary because he said "off the court". But, maybe he considers his salary "off the court". (The salary number was lower than what I had in mind... I thought he'd spent enough days with the Suns to push his number closer to NBA rookie pay, or at least the max two-way pay which I thought was higher. But, still, it was larger than the usual G league number.)
Quote from: agibson on November 21, 2018, 01:47:24 PM
Quote from: M on November 21, 2018, 12:00:16 PM
Was t the land owned by the town or city or whatever?? Seems like that would and should be reported on regardless of who is buying it.
Any real estate transaction is eventually recorded public info, right? (And, because of the arrangement with city owned property, it may wind up in the city council minutes in a month or so.) But, obviously, it doesn't always wind up reported prominently in the newspaper.
I assume he was talking about the land purchase rather than the G league/two-way salary because he said "off the court". But, maybe he considers his salary "off the court". (The salary number was lower than what I had in mind... I thought he'd spent enough days with the Suns to push his number closer to NBA rookie pay, or at least the max two-way pay which I thought was higher. But, still, it was larger than the usual G league number.)
It sounded like the municipality was leasing the property for something. I do believe it becomes public record, but technically I think he could have technically purchased the land through a trust or put the land in the name of a LLC to provide more privacy. Either way in a town that small everyone knows the business of a local public figure like AP.
Good for him. It sounds like he's being conservative anc financially responsible with his money. I believe AP is making a lot more $ overseas with his Euro League club than he would on a two way contract with the NBA.
Right, I was assuming that since he spent a decent amount of time on the NBA roster, that he made more than $77,500
Alec has hit his stride, and is knocking down the shorter international 3s on a regular basis:
https://cskabasket.com/team/?player=6831&team=main&season=81&lang=en
https://twitter.com/TalkBasket/status/1079481739452522497
In Rick Pitino's coaching debut for the Greek team, as well
https://cskabasket.com/team/?player=6831&team=main&season=81&lang=en
Russian Friends.
https://instagram.com/p/Bs-hLy7nqoN/
He has been in a bit of a slump, but still seeing consistent minutes in EuroLeague games (the important ones vs. VTB).
https://twitter.com/cskabasket/status/1092335848232763392
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNfFYI2YKtY&t=0s
Great article.
https://twitter.com/CoachPeters_/status/1120664227918819328
https://twitter.com/SirHines/status/1127181127045853185
Alec and CSKA Moscow won the Euroleague this season. They beat a team (Anadolu Efes in Turkey) that had two ex-Mavs in Rodrique Beaubois & Shane Larkin. Alec doesn't appear to have played much over the last few weeks. They are likely to win the Russian league, as well.
Without any information to better understand Alec's situation over there, it's nearly impossible to know what's behind his limited playing time. I will say this, if his team is so good that he can't get more than 5-10 minutes if fully healthy, they have to be close to NBA caliber.
https://twitter.com/prioritysports/status/1133466723766685698?s=21
[tweet]1145611332869349376[/tweet]
It's going to be all about the right fit. AP was a very good role player last season with very good CSKA team. Maybe he goes somewhere he can be more of a feature player in the offense and showcase himself to get back in the league if that's what he wants. Or maybe he goes to whoever pays him the most. Either way I think he's in a pretty good spot and will be a sought after commodity.
Quote from: VU2014 on July 01, 2019, 09:55:03 AM
It's going to be all about the right fit. AP was a very good role player last season with very good CSKA team. Maybe he goes somewhere he can be more of a feature player in the offense and showcase himself to get back in the league if that's what he wants. Or maybe he goes to whoever pays him the most. Either way I think he's in a pretty good spot and will be a sought after commodity.
I wonder if he'll land on a NBA summer league roster this summer? G League doesn't pay what he can make overseas, but that would give him a shot for a mid-year call up if he's playing well or there are injuries.
I see him playing another year or two in a top European league. He isn't ready for significant playing time in the NBA, but will be with some more PT.
Doesn't seem like he's on a summer league roster, which isn't good.
I'm thinking / hoping he's got something lined up. Otherwise, idk how he's going to pay for the million dollar farm he purchased a few years ago. Or the high rise apartment in downtown Chicago ...
He will be perfectly fine. Even if he never plays in the NBA again, he will have a fantastic and high paying career in Europe.
Quote from: GoldenCrusader87 on July 06, 2019, 10:46:42 AM
I'm thinking / hoping he's got something lined up. Otherwise, idk how he's going to pay for the million dollar farm he purchased a few years ago. Or the high rise apartment in downtown Chicago ...
You're just a bundle of joy every time you post on the forum, aren't you? Have you ever stated anything positive about Valpo, it's current or former players and coaches?
Quote from: valpotx on July 06, 2019, 09:22:13 PM
He will be perfectly fine. Even if he never plays in the NBA again, he will have a fantastic and high paying career in Europe.
What can a player like Peters expect to make per year overseas? I genuinely don't know the going rates for Euro leagues.
I suppose for that matter, how much was Broekhoff making per year once he was established in European leagues (Russian)?
Quote from: FieldGoodie05 on July 07, 2019, 06:30:23 AM
Quote from: valpotx on July 06, 2019, 09:22:13 PM
He will be perfectly fine. Even if he never plays in the NBA again, he will have a fantastic and high paying career in Europe.
What can a player like Peters expect to make per year overseas? I genuinely don't know the going rates for Euro leagues.
I suppose for that matter, how much was Broekhoff making per year once he was established in European leagues (Russian)?
Russia (Moscow) is one of the top paying teams. I saw one article saying their top players make $5-7 million per year. Here are a couple of articles, not sure how old they are:
https://www.talkbasket.net/salaries
http://russianfootballnews.com/the-70-best-paid-players-in-russia-and-what-they-tell-us-about-the-league/
According to this 2018 article, the top 10 EuroLeague salaries range from $4M to 1.7M:
https://www.eurohoops.net/en/top-lists/722638/the-top-10-euroleague-salaries/
Quote from: wh on July 07, 2019, 03:15:53 PM
According to this 2018 article, the top 10 EuroLeague salaries range from $4M to 1.7M:
https://www.eurohoops.net/en/top-lists/722638/the-top-10-euroleague-salaries/
Nice article, it's safe to say making $1,000,000/yr is maybe not so common overseas.
Here's an article written on comparing earnings "D-League vs Euro League". The author makes a strong case for ditching the NBA dream and earn for a decade in Europe with all expenses paid. (Assuming his 2012 article remains accurate or ever was accurate 🤷🏻♂️).
https://www.google.com/amp/sportsagentblog.com/2012/07/30/nba-d-league-vs-european-basketball-why-dont-more-players-go-to-europe/amp/ (https://www.google.com/amp/sportsagentblog.com/2012/07/30/nba-d-league-vs-european-basketball-why-dont-more-players-go-to-europe/amp/)
Alec signs with rival team his had beaten for the championship.
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Quote from: valpopal on July 08, 2019, 09:29:43 AM
Alec signs with rival team his had beaten for the championship.
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Quote from: valpopal on July 08, 2019, 09:29:43 AM
Alec signs with rival team his had beaten for the championship.
If you can't beat them, buy their players from them.
Alec's signing is all over the Europe internet.
https://www.talkbasket.net/46825-alec-peters-officially-joined-anadolu-efes
https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9scousqrp8y38uby/efes-pick-up-stretch-forward-peters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadolu_Efes_S.K.
https://www.euroleague.net/competition/teams/showteam?clubcode=ist
Good for Alec! Two former Mavs on that team, in Shane Larkin and Rodrigue Beaubois, assuming that they return.
The Arena in Istanbul where Alec will play.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Abdi_%C4%B0pek%C3%A7i_Arena_2.jpg/800px-Abdi_%C4%B0pek%C3%A7i_Arena_2.jpg)
6 degrees of Valpo point of reference:
Shane's the "U" team beat Rowdy's Crusaders in the 2012 NIT. Shane is the son of Barry Larkin, whose brother Byron was one of the top players in Xavier history, playing for Pete Gillen. It was those mid-80s X teams that started the resurgence of that program along with recruits like Ty Hill, Derek Strong, Jamal Walker, Stan Kimbrough and Michael Davenport. That was a solid team Valpo played in 1988-89 season. For IU fans, Dave Minor was also on that team.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320742390 (https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=320742390)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fl-xpm-2012-03-14-fl-miami-valparaiso-nit-game-20120314-story.html (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fl-xpm-2012-03-14-fl-miami-valparaiso-nit-game-20120314-story.html)
It sounds like AP is headed out to Turkey already.
https://twitter.com/4apeters/status/1163337080417607680?s=21
So awesome. Congrats, Alex!
What a class act...the entire Peters Family! We can be very proud that AP and his family have represented Valpo so very well.
AP is playing the best basketball of his career.
https://twitter.com/euroleague/status/1355535993974231044?s=21
Quote from: VU2014 on January 30, 2021, 11:27:07 AM
AP is playing the best basketball of his career.
https://twitter.com/euroleague/status/1355535993974231044?s=21
Too bad that the team isn't doing as well as he is.
-The only thing I don't like is that Baskonia wears a Crystal Palace type kit and I'm Brighton & Hove Albion all the way.
Someone will understand that statement.