Money talks. A kid out of college choosing between say 2 million dollars for the rookie pay ceiling vs say a Euroleague contract at 5 million dollars...uh Say all you want about wanting to make a career in the NBA but if the money is that much greater in the Euroleague it's a no brainer. A lot of talent will go over there. The rising discrepancy between the Euro and the Dollar are not helping matters either. I think it is now about 1.5 Euros to 1 dollar where before it was 1 dollar to 0.8 Euros.