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PF/C Kosta Koufos (CSKA Moscow)

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This thread needs a picture of Kosta with his NIT MOP trophy. He received it from NIT committee chairman C.M. Newton.

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Koufos is presented with the Most Outstanding Player trophy
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Could Koufos jump to NBA?
Star freshman weighing options, including basketball in Greece
Saturday, April 5, 2008
By Todd Porter
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS With the NIT most outstanding player award in hand, Kosta Koufos did something Friday not even Greg Oden did. The GlenOak High School graduate returned to Ohio State a champion.

The next question is whether the 7-foot freshman star will leave one.

After helping the Buckeyes win the NIT men's basketball championship Thursday night, Koufos said he will return to Stark County to talk with family and friends about whether he should declare himself for the NBA Draft, return to college or perhaps play professionally in Greece.

"I'm not going to announce anything until next week," Koufos said. "I've got to sit down and weigh all the pros and cons. I'm going to spend time with my mom and my family this weekend and talk about it."
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CantonRep.com - Canton and Stark County News
 
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Koufos decision pending
Sunday, April 6, 2008


Kosta Koufos will announce this week whether he will stay at Ohio State, enter the NBA draft or play professionally in Greece.

The 7-foot freshman declined to give a timetable for his decision after the Buckeyes won the National Invitation Tournament championship game Thursday in New York. He was more forthcoming in a story published yesterday in the Canton Repository, his hometown newspaper.

"I'm not going to announce anything until next week," Koufos said. "I've got to sit down and weigh all the pros and cons. I'm going to spend time with my mom and my family this weekend and talk about it."

Koufos said that if he decides to turn professional, he will have a news conference in Canton. He did not specify what he will do if he decides to remain at Ohio State.

An OSU athletic department spokesman said yesterday that he had not discussed the matter with Koufos.

-- Bob Baptist
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio State Men's Basketball: Koufos decision pending
 
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Sunday Special: OSU's Koufus weighs his options
Freshman basketball star may return, play for Greece or turn pro
Sunday, April 6, 2008
BY TODD PORTER

In the second half of Thursday night's NIT men's basketball championship game, Kosta Koufos had all the answers. After winning the tournament's most outstanding player award, Ohio State's 7-foot freshman didn't have the answer everyone wants to know.

Will the GlenOak High School graduate return to the Buckeyes for another year? Koufos said Friday he has not determined whether he will declare himself a professional, a move that could open an international bidding competition for his services.

The kid with mad skills has some options. He could enter the NBA Draft, and although he isn't physically ready for that jump, some team will take him in the first round. Koufos would have to mature ? physically and mentally ? under a microscope in whatever NBA city he lands.

Or he could play in Greece for a year, a move that would bring him, according to one international agent, more money than the NBA initially.

Koufos planned to spend the weekend at home, returning to Columbus tonight. He said if he turns pro, he likely would hold a press conference in Stark County to announce his decision.
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"Right now, the rumor in Greece is if he turns pro, he would make a large amount in Greece," Giapalakis said. "I'm not saying in the long term he would make more (than in the NBA), but right now. If he would turn pro, he could command a salary up to 3 million euros (about $4.7 million dollars).

"He does, right now, have a bigger name in Greece than he does in the U.S. There has been talk that he would be the top pick if he declared after this season. There's been a buzz around his name. I think he is a really, really talented player who could make a difference on the international level."
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CantonRep.com - Canton and Stark County News
 
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May be a bit outdated.. rookie max contracts ... assuming he'd be the #10 pick
Year one $1,573,900
Year two $1,691,900
Year three $1,810,000

As stated prviously... tax free contract in Greece
close to $5M

So that answers that one...

but my question... if he plays in Europe for say, three years
and then comes back to the NBA, will he be a drafted rookie
thus subject to the above grid.. or can he get market value for
a player of his skill level when he decides to play in the NBA?
 
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Scouts: Koufos leaving
For what it?s worth, Bob Finnan, who covers the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Lake County News-Herald, wrote in his weekly NBA notebook today that ?scouts expect Ohio State forward/center Kosta Koufos to enter the NBA draft.?

How would NBA scouts know? Well, it?s been reported that people close to Koufos have been trying to gauge his draft status, and the way to gauge draft status is to talk to NBA people.

Posted by Bob Baptist on April 6, 2008 4:14 PM | Permalink
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Scouts: Koufos leaving (Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog)
 
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NJ-Buckeye;1133512; said:
May be a bit outdated.. rookie max contracts ... assuming he'd be the #10 pick
Year one $1,573,900
Year two $1,691,900
Year three $1,810,000

As stated prviously... tax free contract in Greece
close to $5M

So that answers that one...

but my question... if he plays in Europe for say, three years
and then comes back to the NBA, will he be a drafted rookie
thus subject to the above grid.. or can he get market value for
a player of his skill level when he decides to play in the NBA?
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I think the pros will look at his skill set and that will determine just how big an offer he gets. $$$$
 
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