While it was sad to see him go from the NBA, even if he was a shell of himself, Iverson received an offer to play for Besiktas back in the fall of 2010.
The Turkish Eurocup team signed Iverson to a two-year, $4 million deal that allowed him to opt out after the first season if he decided to make another run at the NBA.
Carmelo Anthony told reporters that playing basketball in Turkey wasn't Iverson's first choice, but at least he was still getting paid to play basketball.
In the seven games that he did register with Besiktas in the Turkish league, Iverson averaged 14.3 points and 4.7 assists before things went wrong.
