FC Barcelona tried to convince Kobe Bryant to play overseas next year

mr. 13 in 33 · Apr 1, 2016

Kobe Bryant declined an offer from European basketball club FC Barcelona when presented with the opportunity to extend his career last year, reports Mundo Deportivo.

Bryant announced he would retire in November, but when Barcelona heard in July that Bryant was interested in finishing his career with Spaniard Pau Gasol, the club made him an offer.

According to the report, Bryant told club officials that he would “love to finish [his] career playing for Barca with Pau Gasol.” Gasol, who is from Barcelona and played in the club’s youth leagues, was Bryant’s teammate on the Lakers from 2007 to 2014.Bryant declined Barcelona’s offer because of his concern he would not be able to stay healthy for an entire Euroleague season, according to the report.

Bryant willl play his final game with the Lakers on April 13 at home against the Utah Jazz.
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http://www.si.com/nba/2016/04/01/kobe-bryant-retirement-declined-offer-extend-career-barcelona

jacoby · Apr 1, 2016

How much would they have paid him?

TheRealist137 · Apr 1, 2016

Messi, Kobe, Neymar, Suarez on the same team.

daywalker02 · Apr 1, 2016

TheRealist137 said: ↑

Messi, Kobe, Neymar, Suarez on the same team.
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I can see them use him in the middle, I think his headers could be very strong at 6'6 center forward

tksense · Apr 1, 2016

daywalker02 said: ↑

I can see them use him in the middle, I think his headers could be very strong at 6'6 center forward
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Y'all gotta start taking off your modern day NBA-colored glasses when comparing to real heights listed in other sports. Europe's height gets down to the nearest centimeters, for instance. Same thing with comparing today's heights to pre-80s nba.

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Bryant's wife, Vanessa, was there and had prodded him by saying she suspected the same thing — and measured her husband at home one day at 6-4 3/4

http://www.ocregister.com/sports/kobebryant-88229-makeawishfoundation-lakers.html

Kobe himself say he's 6'5 in shoe.

REEKO_HTOWN · Apr 1, 2016

daywalker02 said: ↑

I can see them use him in the middle, I think his headers could be very strong at 6'6 center forward
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That Achilles tho lol

Liberon · Apr 1, 2016

They say international ball, particularly Europe, has better officiating in the NBA. Kobe might want to test that out before it's all said and done.

DonatasFanboy · Apr 2, 2016

daywalker02 said: ↑

I can see them use him in the middle, I think his headers could be very strong at 6'6 center forward
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Goalkeeper. They'll want elite Kobe defense.

i3artow i3aller · Apr 2, 2016

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