By Nikos Varlas/ info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona made a great offer for three years to Malcolm Delaney and is now waiting for his answer. What is the point of disagreement between the two sides?
The Catalans had placed the American guard really high in their transfer list during the season. Malcolm Delaney continued his upward course in European basketball, having proven that he can lead a team that has the Euroleague Final Four as its goal.
Delaney is the best Euroleague guard who is currently a free agent and Barcelona made him an official offer for a three-year contract of € 5 million in total.
The offer is quite large and the “Blaugrana” press Delaney to sign quickly so that the planning of the new season will commence. However, he continues to have the NBA in his mind, wanting to “test” the market and examine his options regarding finding a contract with a team from the best league in the world.
That’s exactly why he has asked to include an NBA opt-out close for this July, in the contract that he will sign. Of course, this is something that is not accepted by the Catalans who agree on adding such an option only for the next summer.
Barcelona had already made an offer to Nando De Colo who is now a free agent after two great seasons and one Euroleague title in CSKA Moscow. However the French guard refused the offer of the “Blaugrana” who now turned their attention to the former leader of Lokomotiv Kuban.