Allen Iverson recently denied a one-year contract to play for Fujian SBS Xunxin of the Chinese Basketball Association offering about $4 million.
But, new Fujian SBS Xunxin head coach Jay Humphries, a former NBA player, told Yahoo! Sports in an interview that the team will leave a spot vacant for the former superstar and thinks he can be a bigger hit and make more money than Stephon Marbury did last season.
In the 19-team Chinese Basketball Association, Fujian had a 17-15 record last season, which was good enough to reach the playoffs. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
With bright plans for the future, Humphries has signed a three-year contract with Fujian as head coach and plans to hire an American assistant coach, trainer, and strength and conditioning coach. He is also in the works of signing two other Americans with NBA experience to this CBA team that seems to be on the rise to dominance.
Throughout Iverson's 14-year NBA career, this future Hall of Famer has averaged an amazing 26.7 PPG, 6.2 APG, 3.7 RPG, and 2.2 SPG. The 2010-11 NBA season is now approaching, with training camps begi ...
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