Marc Berman caught up with Luis Scola at an NBA event in Las Vegas Thursday. The Argentine power forward is training there with his country's national team... who will play Team USA at 9 p.m. Friday on NBA TV and Facebook
The nine-year NBA veteran pointed to a couple of reasons why he chose the Nets (and why they chose him.)
The first, Scola told Berman, was the lure of New York ... although he said the "renting prices" have given him a little bit of a sticker shock.
"I think New York is one of the best cities in the world — a lot of people question New York.