ASVEL planned to have a budget of 58 million euros this season. The legendary French basketball player T. Parker was responsible for attracting international investors to the club, and he was also slated for the head coach position with one of the largest coaching contracts in Europe – about 2 million euros.
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However, a report by the French league showed that the Villeurbanne organization is only guaranteed 24 million euros for the upcoming season.
German power forward D. Theis initially joined the French club after T. Parker presented a project that would allow him to focus mainly on EuroLeague games.
“First of all, when T. Parker calls, it is an honor,” D. Theis told the “Braunschweiger Zeitung.” “His idea was good. He said I could extend my career by playing more in the EuroLeague and less in the French league. The plan was to have a broad roster, like many EuroLeague teams.”
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This offseason, Sylvain Francisco has already left the team due to its troubles, Armoni Brooks was loaned out, and Nick Weiler-Babb moved elsewhere.
“I mostly learned about everything from the media or teammates who forwarded me messages. Unfortunately, there was almost no communication. T. Parker probably felt bad himself because he had tied his name to this project. It was probably very frustrating for him that everything didn’t work out.
You would have expected at least a call. We communicated in the summer. Many players, including me, were at his home discussing various things. Of course, it was frustrating to learn about everything this way,” said D. Theis.
