Iverson Signs with Turkish team - Beskitas

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Allen Iverson has agreed in principle to a $4 million, two-year contract with the Turkish professional team Besiktas.

Iverson is expected to officially sign with the club this weekend and will begin his overseas career the week of Nov. 8. His management team put out a release Thursday night.
Iverson and Besiktas officials will hold a press conference in New York on Friday.
The 2001 NBA MVP has been out of work since leaving the Philadelphia 76ers in March to deal with family issues. His manager, Gary Moore, said not a single NBA team contacted Iverson in the offseason.
Besiktas' executive board member, Seref Yalcin, traveled to the United States this week to meet with Iverson and work out contract details.
Yalcin, Besiktas owner Yildirim Demiroren and Iverson will attend Friday's press conference.
Iverson is 17th on the NBA's career scoring list with 24,368 points over a 14-year career with Philadelphia, Denver, Detroit and Memphis. He won the MVP in 2001 when he led the Sixers to the finals.
Iverson was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 draft and spent his first 10 seasons in Philadelphia. He was a four-time scoring champion, averaged 26.7 points and never won a championship.
He played three games for Memphis last season before he returned for a second stint with the Sixers. He averaged 13.9 points for the Sixers before he took a leave of absence in March because of family issues.

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