Top 10 reasons why Allen Iverson signed with a Turkish basketbal team

10) Istanbul is not Constan-tinople, and it's also said to be lovely this time of year

9) Has been assured that prison won't happen

8) Fairly certain that he won't have to come off the bench there

7) Had to do something newsworthy and sad, since it's been months since he made me depressed about the way things have gone

6) Wanted some really odd last lines on his Hall of Fame plaque

5) Thinks he can popularize cornrows, tattoos and hip-hop in the Mideast

4) If he takes a job in the NBA, as last year's All-Star Game voting shows, he's just going to get voted into the game no matter what his actual role is

3) Probably hasn't banked nearly enough of that salary over the years, and that divorce and child care will also take a bite

2) Wanted to get back to his great memories of international basketball, and enjoys not always being the smallest guy on the floor

1) Relative lack of practice (practice?), the chance to sell merch, and millions of dollars that he's not making from anyone else