Why Iverson is Unemployed

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The overwhelming belief among NBA general managers is that Allen Iverson isn't worth all the trouble that could come along with him.

"It's a really dicey question," one general manager said, according to NBA.com.

However, unless he decides to retire, Iverson is likely to find a home before the start of the 2009-10 season.

"As a GM, it would be interesting to find out how many GMs with playoff-caliber teams would be willing to even give the veteran's minimum, where the league picks up a large percentage of the salary," the same executive said. "Even at the minimum, you're going to go through training camp and one or two months of the season trying to get the experiment to be successful. I would venture to say that 30 percent or less of playoff GMs would have him for the minimum."

Initially, I was not surprised that Iverson had not been picked up by a team, but after reading this and seeing the time go by, it does strike me as a little weird. For such a prolific scorer, even in his mid 30's, it shouldn't be that hard to land a job. Apparently, most teams (if not all) want him to come exclusively off the bench if signed. This whole situation is crazy. Maybe he does take that offer in Greece... Finish reading the entire article.