Βy Nikos Varlas/ varlas@eurohoops.net
It’s not a secret that Houston Rockets’ main target from Europe this summer is Real Madrid’s point guard Sergio Llull. The Rockets are making a real push in order to persuade him to try the NBA and the Spanish star is still undecided.
According to Eurohoops sources, Houston informed the side of the player that they are willing to give him a contract for the next three seasons which will pay him a total between 15 to 18 million US dollars. That was one of the hot subjects of discussion in the recent Eurocamp of Treviso, where Houston had send four representatives. It’s a safe bet that some of them will also travel to Spain, since Llull’s intentions are still a mystery, since you have to add to the mix the fact that he also has to pay a four millions US dollars buy out to Real Madrid in order to leave the team. Still the biggest question about his decision remains the fact that he will have to leave his country and a “safe” career in order to start almost from scratch in the NBA.
The only thing which can be considered sure at this point, is that if Llull remains in Spain, then a part of the money intended for him will end up being the salary of Marko Todorovic.