Why are so many NBA players wanting to leave for Europe now?

Andre Kirilenko might leave, Jasikevicius has left, Marbury is considering it, Charlie Bell...I don't understand? Are overseas teams now competitive salary-wise with the NBA now?

Why are so many NBA players wanting to leave for Europe now?fan gear

Because they can get good money (upwards of $4M a year) to play half the games they do in the NBA. Also, instead of road trips to Milwaukee and Detroit you get road trips to Rome and Athens. It's a little different.

Why are so many NBA players wanting to leave for Europe now?nba draft ,nba teams

Well, perhaps they can't take the heat. But seriously, I think that some vets would like to spend their last years of career playing on a different level and game, less competitive but commanding handsome salaries. While some other players would like to experience more competition than to warm benches.
I have spent several years in Europe and I find many things totally different from the U.S. The culture and climate gives your life a new lease. You can definitely enjoy life at it's fullest there.
I know. Latin America has much hotter women. Why go to Europe? Latinas are mixed European women with darker skin, longer eyelashes, better kissers, and bigger bra size. Worth the pay cut? Si!
ohhhh after hearing some arguments i think i want to play in europe!
Some of them are from Europe. Of the rest, I imagine it's the same reasons lots of World War II soldiers never came back from Europe, and many artists go there even today. There's something about having a choice that changes the perspective of some people. Maybe it's just different strokes for different folks, eh?
Just take a look at the names you mentioned. Most of the time its because there not good enough to play in the NBA and want to jet out to Europe where they'll be treated like Jordan. With Kirilenko he just wants out of Utah.
Maybe players are starting to wise up to the fact that there's effectively very little difference between $6mil and $1mil per year?!?!

Once you've made it to the NBA and played a few seasons, what's the incentive to stay? To ride the pine while some kid one year out of high school plays what used to be your minutes??

There must be a point in every aging player's career where they think 'I've got more money than I could ever need, so why am I sitting on my *** being slowly forgotten when I could move to Italy, get fat, play 35mpg and still be treated like a hero?'

It's all about pride and a love for playing the game people.
Playing ball in Europe is a pretty sweet gig.

Not as many games, less pressure, nicer cities, and European women are very friendly.