Too slow, horrible defense, and a fiery attitude that can hurt his team as much as it can help (more actually). Plus, I think he's looking for a fairly decent monetary guarantee given what he makes in Europe. He should get a shot to be a backup here, but there's a risk he totally bombs out that precludes teams from guaranteeing him a decent amount of money.
http://www.fiba.com/pages/en/news/latest_news_article.asp?cookietest=done&r_act_news=3726&r_cat=8&page=1 LTU - Jasikevicius returning to Barca BARCELONA (ACB Liga) - The rise of point guard Sarunas Jasikevicius on the Olympic world stage has led to him earning the highest-paying contract in European basketball. Just days after FC Barcelona denied talking to the Lithuanian, the Spanish club have prised the star away from Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in a deal worth a reported 6.5million US dollars over three seasons. The deal, which could potentially prevent Jasikevicius from competing in the NBA, will go into effect after his current contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv expires next summer. The 28-year-old is massively popular in Barcelona after leading the team to a European title, a domestic league championship and a national cup in 2002-03. When his contract ended after that season, Maccabi Tel Aviv lured Jasikevicius away with a two-year, multi-million deal. Although he struggled early in the season, prompting criticism from the Israeli press, Jasikevicius was ultimately the hero for Maccabi, leading them to glory in both Europe and on the domestic scene. European, Israeli league and national cup triumphs raised the number of trophies in Jasikevicius' career to 11. Barcelona tried desperately to prise him away from Maccabi in July, but were only willing to pay half of the 1million dollar buyout that the Israeli club was demanding. It was not until Lithuania finished fourth in this Olympics that a Jasikevicius-led team failed to emerge as champions in the last eight competitions he has participated in. Even so, Jasikevicius' performance in Athens won him plenty of admiration around the world, especially from his NBA counterparts. "I didn't really know how good he really was," Team USA and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade said after Jasikevicius scored 28 points in a 94-90 victory over the USA in the preliminaries. "He made some big shots for them tonight. He had a heck of a game." "He was hitting open threes and then hit the four-point play," Team USA and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Carlos Boozer said about asikevicius' 12 points in the final 2:47. "It was an incredible moment for him. I think he played a terrific ballgame and the last stretch that he had was magnificent. He is a (heck) of a player." The showing prompted many to speculate that the ex-Maryland Terrapin would land in the NBA next summer, not Spain. That still could occur, as his FC Barcelona agreement will reportedly include a NBA exit clause, which under certain circumstances, would allow him to escape to an NBA team. Anticipating the number of NBA offers Jasikevicius is likely to field, however, FC Barcelona's three-year, 6.5million dollars offer is likely an attempt to price NBA teams out of the market, and it may do exactly that. During a short time span this July, Jasikevicius' Maccabi contract also allowed him to escape to a NBA team penalty-free, but the period passed without him receiving an offer substantial enough to void the final year of his agreement with Tel Aviv. The closest Jasikevicius has ever come to playing in the NBA was last fall, when it was rumoured that the San Antonio Spurs attempted to sign him after point guards Tony Parker and Anthony Carter went down with injuries. "I know he has been approached seriously by more than one NBA franchise and that he had a deal with a prominent NBA team last September but he had already signed with Maccabi," said NBA international scout Jason Filippi. "I am a big Jasikevicius fan and I think without a doubt that he can play in the NBA. He would probably be best suited as a combo guard type or the first guard off the bench for a good team." Despite the growing contingent of supporters who want to see Jasikevicius cross the Atlantic, the move no longer seems to be of utmost importance to the fiery playmaker. "I was desperate to make it to the NBA when I was younger," he said in an interview last year. "Now, it would be nice to try. If it happens, though, it happens."
but all that things helped him singlehandly get to his team a win over US. sorry, but that talk - yes he scored a lot in important moments, yes he his world class playmaker, but he is badddd. what he is - good playa or bad?
