Sentence examples for enticing player from inspiring English sources

The Lakers, however, balked at accepting Childs, who got into a fight with Kobe Bryant in a game last season, and asked the Knicks to replace him with a more enticing player, possibly Camby.

Van Gundy has reportedly already turned down an invitation to interview for the 76ers opening, though Chicago's talent and cap space makes them a much more enticing player in the NBA coaching carousel.

Appearance money, which can be paid to entice players to tournaments below Grand Slam and Masters Series level, has been a factor in assembling the field here.

What is the siren call of the colour bomb that would be worth King purchasing advertising space to entice players back to their phones?

As college basketball teams do in their recruiting period, N.B.A. teams will do what they can to entice players during visits.

During the N.F.L.'s labor strife in the late 1980s and early '90s, the league entrusted Ornstein with an enormous budget to entice players to quit the players union's group licensing program and sign deals with the league.

It is not warm enough, he said with a hearty laugh, to entice players to linger on the grass for an extra moment or two at the end of a play, soaking in the warmth of the ground.

With economies foundering in Europe, the opportunities for N.B.A.-level N.B.A.-levele dried up consalariesy in thaveast couple of years, leaving less money to entice players andriedore competitive market.

"In each player's contract it stipulates that you are not to attempt to entice players who are under contract to other teams to join your team," said Russ Granik, the league's deputy commissioner.

He also does not expect the health lottery to entice players away from the national lottery, which last year donated £270m to health charities out of £1.3bn given to good causes.

Ken Hatfield, coach at Rice University and president of the American Football Coaches Association, said he also feared that agents would begin to entice players at a younger age, playing havoc with rules regarding amateurism.