Report: Italian team offers Kobe $600K (per game)

Let's do some math.

Under the terms of his current contract, Kobe Bryant is poised to make over $25 million for the Lakers this season (if there is a season, of course). Divide that by 82 games and that's a little more than $300,000 per game. Not bad.

But as the NBA lockout drags on, many antsy players have been wooed by deep-pocketed teams overseas and Bryant is no exception. Now, according to BolognaBasket.it, Virtus Bologna has offered the Lakers superstar double what he currently makes: $600,000 per game. That's $12,500 per minute, or about $200 per second.

Ok, that equation doesn't take into account practice and travel and any other contractual obligations but you get the idea. Virtus, which is trying to ink a deal with Spurs' star Manu Ginobili and who recently signed Bucks forward Chris Douglas-Roberts, is clearly not shy about trying to poach big-time talent from the NBA as the season hangs in the balance.

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Like other stars, Bryant has said he is open to playing overseas though he apparently declined an offer from Turkish club Besiktas (which signed Nets All-Star Deron Williams this summer).

But Virtus may be a better fit for the superstar for a few reasons: 1) Kobe wasn't too thrilled with how the hiring of new Lakers coach Mike Brown played out; 2) he spent several years in Italy as a child and speaks Italian fluently (see video below); and 3) did we mention he is being offered $600,000 per game?

If the report is true, this offer is certainly allettante. Which means "tempting" in Italian.

Just ask Kobe.