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Alessandro Gentile signs with Panathinaikos

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  1. Clutch

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    http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/220748/panathinaikos-signs-alessandro-gentile.html

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    #1 Clutch, Dec 19, 2016
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    Will he be a trade chip, or a piece brought over to suit up once we make a consolidating trade for another superstar? My guess is trade asset. What's yours?
     
    #2 FANfrom86toNow, Dec 19, 2016
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    Somebody tell me how to feel about this.
     
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    Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens announced the arrival of Alessandro Gentile

    Is their name really "Superfoods"?

    So do they have headlines like, "the Russians feasted on Superfoods last night". "The Italians have had enough of Superfoods". "Superfoods lacks bread and butter plays "
     
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    Rockets don't have the cap space to sign him this year so this is expected.
     
    #5 micah1j, Dec 19, 2016
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    Rockets wouldn't want him here this season anyway. But D'Antoni will push for a signing im summer.
     
    #6 Raz, Dec 19, 2016
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    doesn't matter one bit.
     
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    Gentile: I want to come over!
    Rockets: Ehhhh...

    Llull: I am not interested.
    Rockets: Please, please, please, please, please! With a cherry on top!
    Llull: How many time I have to ****ing tell you?

    What are Brad Newley & Sergei Lishouk up to?
     
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    Isn't that the true great white hope, V-Span's old team?
     
    #9 DudeWah, Dec 19, 2016
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    They are drivers for Uber along with Malick Badiane.
     
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    Here's some trivia. The fathers of Gallinari, Newley, & Gentile all played for Olimpia Milano. Gallinari & Newley's fathers were teammates of MDA.

    Gallinari & Gentile also played for Olimpia. Newley had signed to play with Olimpia but there was some funny business with the Turkish team he was playing for. He ended up losing a season's worth of wages to get out of his Turkish contract even though they hadn't been paying him or his teammates. One of the pitfalls of Euro basketball if your'e not a big name or American.
     
    #11 hooroo, Dec 21, 2016
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    Yes. Vas Span played 1 season in the NBA, why do people keep remembering him so much?
     
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    Llull (you won't c); Gentile (you can't c). Smacks of a conspiracy!
     
    #13 xiki, Dec 21, 2016
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    Disappointing. I really want to see Gentile in the Israeli league.
     
    #14 Carl Herrera, Dec 21, 2016
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    He was the TMac of Europe, who could forget?

    Apparently you did
     
    #15 TMac'n, Dec 21, 2016
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    That's really bad since Uber keeps losing money
     
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    It's also funny that the league is now called the Turkish Airlines Euroleague (apparently?).

    Though his NBA impact was minimal, the impact he had on internet messageboards will last a lifetime.
     
    #17 napalm06, Dec 21, 2016
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    So he's Royce White...
     
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    that's my (european) team so I will actually get to watch him a lot. Very happy with this signing. There's a big derby with Olympiacos coming hopefully he will be good.
     
    #19 malakas, Dec 21, 2016
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    If you dont want to sign him, why drafted him?
     
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