Kristic Thinks Europe is not a Viable Option for Most NBA Players

Nenad Krstic enjoys a sense of security today that is about to elude many of his former NBA peers.

The former Celtics [team stats] center, after signing a two-year, $9.8 million contract early in June with CSKA Moscow, is glad he found a deal early. Despite all the talk from players about playing in Europe during the lockout, Krstic believes the overseas option is vastly overrated.
 
“I don’t think you will see a lot coming here,” Krstic said yesterday from his home in Kraljevo, Serbia. “Europe is not in a great situation financially. There are only four or five teams now that can offer much to NBA players, and those teams right now are almost full.“That’s a problem for NBA players, I think,” he said. 
 
“It was a reason why I had to go right away. I got maybe the best contract in Europe because of that.”