I never thought i’d be in this spot reading about Allen Iverson possibly finishing his career in Turkey and/or Rafer ‘Skip to my Lou’ Alston finishing his career in China, but here we are…
And, finally, your Rafer Alston China rumor of the week.
If you’ve been staying up with the blog, you’ve done known that Skip is coming to China to train with the Zhejiang Guangshua Lions, one of the many teams vying to acquire the 11-year NBA point-guard. According to the Qingdao Evening Newspaper, he’s all set for Chinese lay-up lines in southern China on the 18th.
Alston in Zhejiang would presumably give them the inside track, but he that may not be the case after all. The same article is reporting that Alston, despite agreeing to come to Zhejiang, personally reached out to Qingdao Double Star two weeks ago and the two sides have mutual interest in each other. If a deal is reached, Skip will sign an agreement with Double Star similar to Stephon Marbury’s with Shanxi Zhongyu that would include opportunities on the business side of the basketball in addition to an annual salary.
At this point, after reading all of the stuff that’s been published about Skip to China and the fact that he’s physically coming to the mainland in a few days, I’d be shocked if he’s not playing in the CBA later this year. For all of you who are undoubtedly wondering how to say “Skip to my Lou” in Chinese, you should know that they don’t call him by that here. In China, he’s simply known as Jie Qiu Wang, or ”Street Ball King.”
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