Mon, Oct 25 10 08:38 PM
Allen Iverson, one of the NBA's most prolific scorers, is set to sign for Turkey's Besiktas on a two-year contract, a club spokesman said on Monday.
Iverson, 35 played 10 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers between 1996-2006, winning the league MVP award in 2001, before rejoining the team in 2009.
In March 2010 he announced he would miss the remainder of the season for personal reasons.
Turkey's state run-news agency Anatolian said the contract was worth an annual $2 million. The club declined official comment.
"Iverson wants to come and play for Besiktas," club board member Seref Yalcin told Anatolian.
"I will go to the United States on Friday and talk to him face to face... I think we'll have an official deal after this meeting," he added.
Turkey hosted this year's basketball World Championships and lost to the United States in the final 81-64.
Besiktas fans have already prepared a Turkish chant to welcome Iverson, the supporters' association said.
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