Would you rather be permanent bench status in the NBA or a superstar overseas?
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ALonelyDad
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depends where I am getting the most money, overseas superstardom sounds nice but if I get more money in the US..I wouldn't want to move all the way
Agree get paid just as much just to ride the bench you can't beat that with a stick
I'd rather dominate the NBDL for 50k a year 
And before every game u listen to Insane Clown PosseI'd rather dominate the NBDL for 50k a year
Overseas and be a king.
I'd rather come up in arguments as "what could've been" if I played in the league than to have the debate settled and ride pine
I'd rather come up in arguments as "what could've been" if I played in the league than to have the debate settled and ride pine
Overseas
You get paid more oversea s potentially but most players find it hard to overcome language and culture barriers.
I read a book by a journeyman NBA player a few years back, and playing ball overseas isn't what most people think it is. Unless you're going over there as an established superstar like a Marbury or Amar'e Stoudemire it's a rough life by pro athlete standards. The little things like taking road trips in cramped buses with no A/C or heat, flying in coach on commercial airlines, teams trying to take advantage of you monetarily, extreme fan harassment, etc. make picking the NBA an easy decision.
If I remember correctly, the guy that wrote the book left a guaranteed 6 figure contract in order to accept an invitation to the Lakers training camp with no guarantees of anything other than an opportunity to the make the opening day roster. Unless you just really love playing basketball there's no way you're turning down a spot on an NBA roster to play overseas. At the end of the day no other league is going to give a fringe player the type of lifestyle that they would have in the NBA.
If I remember correctly, the guy that wrote the book left a guaranteed 6 figure contract in order to accept an invitation to the Lakers training camp with no guarantees of anything other than an opportunity to the make the opening day roster. Unless you just really love playing basketball there's no way you're turning down a spot on an NBA roster to play overseas. At the end of the day no other league is going to give a fringe player the type of lifestyle that they would have in the NBA.
Superstar overseas?
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Easy choice if you ask me
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Easy choice if you ask me