Overseas Stash Job

[WJF]

You know that the overseas stash job doesn't have to be a Euro, right? I could also see Toronto using a 2nd on an American and asking him to play overseas for a year or two to gain experience.

It is a little harder to get American "kids" to buy into that, they may rather try the D-league rout for a year. There were 60 call-ups in the last season from the NBADL.

[jimmie]

It is a little harder to get American "kids" to buy into that, they may rather try the D-league rout for a year. There were 60 call-ups in the last season from the NBADL.

Not really. They're your property once you draft them. If you 'suggest strongly' that it would be in their best interest to go play overseas to get some big pro minutes before joining the big team, most would go. Better they go there than the D-league. The tougher part might be finding a willing Euro partner who would sign them to a 1 or 2 year contract knowing they'd be leaving, but it seems like TO might have some options in that regard, with Gherardini still associated with the club.

[Miekenstien]

You know that the overseas stash job doesn't have to be a Euro, right? I could also see Toronto using a 2nd on an American and asking him to play overseas for a year or two to gain experience.

It is a little harder to get American "kids" to buy into that, they may rather try the D-league rout for a year. There were 60 call-ups in the last season from the NBADL.

they also have to find a job. the overseas players already have contracts and teams, american kids would have to find a team to play for first.