NBA UPDATE

With no agreement between the players and owners the NBA has cancelled the remaining preseason games and if there is no agreement by Monday October 10th there is a chance that the NBA will lose the first 2 weeks of regular season.  To keep up with the lockout check out the following websites:

NBA
Sports Illustrated
ESPN

With the lockout continuing a lot of players have turned to playing overseas with the uncertainty of the NBA season.  Kobe Bryant was offered a major deal but an Italian team and have recently stated that his decision about playing overseas is up in the air.  With the conditions of Kobe's contract with the Italian team, if he decides to sign, he would be able to opt out of his contract and return to the Lakers if the Lockout ends.  Other players have already signed to overseas teams and won't have the luxury of Kobe to return to the states if the lockout ends. Below is a list of players that have already signed contracts overseas:

Toronto Rapters:
Leandro Barbosa/Brazil

Denver Nuggets:
Wilson Chandler/China
Danilo Galinari/Italy
Kenyon Martin/China
Timofey Mozgov/Russia
JR Smith/China

NJ Nets:
Jordon Farmar/Tel Aviv Israel
Sasha Vujacic/Turkey
Deron Williams/Turkey

Boston Celtics:
Nenad Kristic/China

Chicago Bulls:
Brian Scalabrini/Italy