Kevin Seraphin Would Sign In Europe If NBA Lockout Lingers

by Mike Prada on Jul 13, 2011 10:19 AM EDT in Links

With all the talk of NBA players going overseas if the NBA lockout lingers, we might as well add another name to the list: Kevin Seraphin. His agent told Michael Lee that he'd look for opportunities to play in France if the lockout goes on, with his former club team being the leading candidate.

Seraphin's agent, Bouna Ndiaye, said his client has received interest from several European teams who hope to sign the 6-foot-9 forward who averaged 2.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in his rookie season with the Wizards. More than likely, Ndiaye said, Seraphin will look to return to his former team, Cholet Basket, which developed Seraphin when he left for France at age 16.

"We're starting to talk and see what the options are in case this thing lasts longer than we expected," Ndiaye said of the lockout. "If nothing is moving, then we'll probably just get him to a team, maybe his French team, to not take any risk of a new environment and keeping from getting better. We're kind of waiting a little bit to see what's going on."

Basketball is basketball, so I guess it's good that Seraphin won't be sitting around if the lockout happens. The concern is that insurance is dicey, so if Seraphin gets hurt, he could be in trouble. FIBA is apparently working on something to address this, so we'll see how it goes.

Seraphin is also trying out for the French National Team for the European Championships, which will be tough because he's competing with Tony Parker, Joakim Noah, Boris Diaw, Mickael Pietrus, Nicolas Batum and Ronny Turiaf. If he does make it, that'd be great experience.

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is it just me

or does that french team always underperform??

J.UST E.NJOY T.HIS S.HIT
This is Forty08.

by big_p.a.w.z. on Jul 13, 2011 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

This is actually GOOD news...

And I hope that more Wizards youngsters take advantage and play overseas (with an “out” if a new CBA is signed)…. And I hope that LeBron and D-Wade and the rest of the players in the Eastern Conference sit around and watch soap operas and eat Cheetos……

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on Jul 13, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

On that note....

Which Wizards players would you like to see go overseas? And, which team would you like to see them play for?

Here’s some of my suggestions:

I’d love to see JaVale McGee go to the ACB – and play against some of the strong, bruising big men in the Spanish League.

Nick Young could join Vesely in Serbia and play for Partizan – he could experience what it’s like to be adored by fans; just for being able to go to the rim and dunk.

Blatche could go ANYWHERE – where he’d get his butt kicked nightly playing against more physical bigs…

Crawford could play for Fenerbahce Ulker (yes, the same team that Wizards Point Guard Emir Preldzic, and former Maryland star Sarunas Jasikevicius plays for) – Crawford could learn the difference between a shot, and a GOOD shot.

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on Jul 13, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Blatche is our starting PF of now and the near future.

I’d hope he could perform well overseas or we’re really barking up the wrong tree!

by DCrez on Jul 13, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Blatche would figure out pretty quick

that MOST European big men don’t play a “finesse” game……….

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on Jul 13, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions

My suspicion is that Blatche is very comfortable where he is right now ...

and by that I mean in a bathtub full of Cheetos, chugging bottles of Mountain Dew.

by ryasch on Jul 13, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

More like Chinese takeout and grape soda

by edubz on Jul 13, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

well done

by ryasch on Jul 13, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

though

I’d still like him to be in a bathtub of Chinese food while chugging that grape soda.

by ryasch on Jul 13, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Good for him

I hope he gets more out of the National team experience than JVM got out of Team USA.

He needs to play as much as possible, so playing in France during the lockout works for me.

*FIBA requires the out-clause for any player under contract to an NBA team, in order to allow him to play.

by Jheiser3 on Jul 13, 2011 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

i say great

he needs as much playing time and competition as he can get at this point,he needs to take javale,andray,trevor and the rookies with him so they can sharpen their skills playing against nba and european pros,they will be that much better when the lockout ends and it should make for a much better training camp,and godwilling they all return healthy

by mal0378 on Jul 13, 2011 12:19 PM EDT reply actions