Josh Childress is Perfectly Happy in Greece
by edwzipper on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 at 10:15am
Given the state of the US economy, and the continued weakness of the dollar, that $20 million deal makes even more sense. It doesn’t hurt that the contract is further enhanced by
his housing, Volvo, chef, telephone and Greek taxes paid for by the team, Childress estimated he would take home about $6 million this season, about twice as much as he would have had he played in the N.B.A.
No. brainer. For those without a brain, Childress clarifies:
“I get paid double, my role increases, I have no expenses and I move to a nice city?” Childress said. “How many guys wouldn’t do that, regardless if you’re a lawyer or a doctor? In a business sense, if I were to tell people that I passed on that deal, I would be stupid. That would be the next headline: Josh Childress Shouldn’t Have Gone to Stanford. He’s an Idiot.”
That’s about it.