In an interview, Dominique Wilkins described the offer he received from Panathinaikos as one he couldn’t refuse, and he went on to play for the team.
The American star noted that as soon as he saw the offer, his response was, “When do you want me to come?”
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“I was in a situation with the Celtics; I was playing under Chris Ford—he was our coach. It was the lockout year. Panathinaikos asked me to go to Greece and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse,” he said at first, and continued:
“At first I said, ‘I’m not going there; I don’t care how much they pay me—I’m going to finish my career in the NBA.’ They told me, ‘You haven’t heard the offer yet.’ As soon as I saw the proposal, I said, ‘When do you want me to come?’It was one of the most thrilling moments I’ve had as a player—the way they treated me, they gave me everything, so how could I turn that down? “I was the highest-paid player in Europe in both soccer and basketball,” he emphasized, concluding…
“It was an offer I couldn’t refuse. It took a lot for me to make the decision to leave the NBA; they had taken care of everything for me. That year, we won the European Championship in Paris, my hometown,” he concluded.
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