By June Navarro, Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Former star Stephon Marbury has offered to electrify the fans of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The price, however, is too steep for the two-time NBA All-Star to bring his act to the pro league.
A local agent acquainted with Marbury’s handler has talked to at least three teams, offering the services of the explosive 6-foot-2 playmaker for the import-laced Governor’s Cup next month, according to a PBA insider.
Marbury reportedly earned $80,000 a month with the Foshan Dralions in the Chinese Basketball Association and the 34-year-old former high school phenom would have to agree to a humongous pay cut of $14,000, the maximum salary of imports in the PBA, for negotiations to push through.
“Stephon Marbury and his agent have not decided yet if he would want to play here on a lower price,” said the local agent on her Twitter account. “They will decide Wednesday LA time (Thursday in Manila).”
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Category: Local News
Tags: basketball, marbury, nba, pba, stephon
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