Good Luck to the Moose!

[lethalweapon3]

Heading overseas!

~lw3

[gurpilo]

He will be playing on ACB, Spanish League, next year.

I think is good for him and for us, hopefully he will improve enough to help us next year.

[lethalweapon3]

HawkShoop... er, HawksHoop has the lowdown...

http://hawkshoop.com/hawks-second-round-draft-pick-mike-muscala-signs-overseas/

With Muscala needing playing time to develop, he was likely either going to play overseas or find himself in the D-League and sometimes scrapping for leftover minutes after the Hawks signed of Gustavo Ayón and Pero Antić. So, in order to free up more roster space, the team was more than fine with Mike playing in Spain while retaining his rights. Best of luck Mike, and hopefully the Hawks fan base will see you in an Atlanta uniform sooner rather than later.

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[lethalweapon3]

Where in the world is (hmmph) Blusens Monbus Obradoiro?

Apparently, it's in Santiago de Compostela, Spain (pop.96,000). The town made the news last week as the site of that real bad train derailment. Moose will be playing in the ACB League.

^^ "noice!"

Wiki: The Obradoiro façade of the cathedral, the best known, is depicted on the Spanish euro coins of 1 cent, 2 cents, and 5 cents (€0.01, €0.02, and €0.05).

Wiki: Santiago de Compostela has a substantial nightlife. Divided between the new town (a zona nova in Galician, la zona nueva in Spanish orensanche) and the old town (a zona vella in Galician or la zona vieja in Spanish, trade-branded as zona monumental), a mix of middle-aged residents (COMMENT: Los Cougars?) and younger students running throughout the city until the early hours of the morning can often be found. Radiating from the centre of the city, the historic cathedral is surrounded by paved granite streets, tucked away in the old town, and separated from the newer part of the city by the largest of many parks throughout the city, Parque da Alameda. Whether in the old town or the new town, party-goers will often find themselves following their tapas by dancing the night away.

~lw3

Edited August 1, 2013 by lethalweapon3

[lethalweapon3]

Here is Moose's new team (in the white unis) playing last March against the ACB squad Asefa Etudiantes, featuring our very own Bebe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mxm6e2VBuE

~lw3

[DrReality]

Be an exciting year. You would think he'd grow a lot being exposed to the different culture. Good for him.

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

How the Atlanta Hawks Maintain Mike Muscala's rights

It's a good question -- and not just because I am the one who is asking.

Wednesday night, Mike Muscala broke the news that he was going to sign with Blusens Monbus Obradoiro for next season. That's in Spain.

The immediate question is if the Hawks maintain the rights to Muscala while he is playing overseas.

Per Larry Coon's essential CBAFAQ, the Hawks have to submit a required tender else that second round pick would become a free agent on September 6th. The window for teams to submit this tender begins around two weeks before this deadline.

This tender would normally be for the league minimum and would retain the rights for that player until the next draft (assuming he's not playing in another pro league) or a year after the player's contract with the other team ends.

Submitting the tender in this case is a formality, given the Hawks interest in Muscala, the fact he is signed overseas and that Muscala does not have to accept the tender for the Hawks to maintain his rights.

The tender does not count against the team's cap space, but does count when calculating cap-exception status.

Any second round pick would have until October 15th to accept this tender and join the team.

How this situation differs from the Keith Benson pick of a few years back is that the Hawks likely did not offer Benson any tender, which is why Benson ended up in the D-League, playing for 30K rather than with the Hawks. The Hawks did not retain Benson's rights until the next draft due to the lack of tender offered.

The Hawks had to do the same for Lucas Nogueira by July 16th and thus maintain his rights as well should he play overseas again.

[lethalweapon3]

PSSSHHHRRR's notes come via Peachtree Shoops at:

http://www.peachtreehoops.com/2013/8/1/4578546/nba-cba-atlanta-hawks-mike-muscala

~lw3

[noble]

Wait! I want that 50 guy..Salah Mejri...dude was blocking shots and dunking on everyone! GO GET HIM DANNY!

[Ruckus]

I can't help but to feel kind of bad for Moose. Although Spain is an amazing country.

[noble]

Ok the real truth is Moose looked at our ownership and said he would not sign with us, but this team in Spain looked like a better franchise...LOL.

[ATLHawks3]

Ok the real truth is Moose looked at our ownership and said he would not sign with us, but this team in Spain looked like a better franchise...LOL.

Haha.