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Toni Kukoc, one of Europe’s top basketball players, passed up the Chicago Bulls and signed with Benetton of the Italian League in a deal that could make him the world’s highest-paid basketball player.
The Italian club did not disclose terms, but published reports in Italy said the 6-foot-8 Yugoslavian signed a five-year deal worth $16.6 million.
The Bulls, who pursued Kukoc for nearly a year, said he told them he had signed for six years. The Bulls offer was worth a reported $2.6 million a year over six years.
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