<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> My question is about Luis Scola. I assume you know he?s playing great and became the Euroleague all-time scorer. Any inside news of his possible arrival to NBA? ? Juan S. Boscardin, Rosario, Argentina I?d be surprised if Luis isn?t in the NBA next season. I can?t say whether it?s going to be with the Spurs, but I certainly wouldn?t rule it out, particularly if Robert Horry decides to retire. I asked one Spurs official the other day if signing Luis would be an option this summer. His response: "Absolutely." The buyout clause in Luis? contract with Tau Ceramica ? the same clause that made it next to impossible for the Spurs to sign him two summers ago ? has dropped to a little more than $3 million. As a result, interest in Luis from other NBA teams picked up around the trade deadline. I expect there will be a few more queries this summer. To his credit, Luis hasn?t let his frustration from being stuck in Spain ? "being stuck in Spain," of course, is relative; having visited there two years ago, I can assure you that if Vitoria or Malaga or Barcelona ever landed an NBA team, my resume would be on the desk of every newspaper editor in that country ? affect his performance. He?s still one of the best players in Europe, and while being one of the best players in Europe doesn?t always translate into success in the NBA (see Jasikevicius, Sarunas), I?m already on the record as saying I?d take my chances with any member of Argentina?s national team. </div> Source
