Gilbert Arenas is on his way to join Tracy McGrady in China, according to sources close to the former All-Star.
Sources on Monday confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report that Arenas is on the verge of signing a one-year deal with the Guangdong Southern Tigers.
ESPN.com reported late last month that Arenas had begun to assess his options in China for this season because he could not secure a guaranteed contract in the NBA.
Sources say Arenas also had negotiations with the Yao Ming-owned Shanghai Sharks before agreeing to sign with Guangdong, where he will team up with Chinese national team star and former NBA lottery pick Yi Jianlian.
Earlier this month, after a similar struggle to secure a guaranteed contract in the NBA, McGrady agreed to join the Qingdao Eagles.
Stephon Marbury, yet another former NBA All-Star, has spent the past three seasons in China with the Beijing Ducks and helped Beijing win last season’s Chinese Basketball Association championship with 41 points in the Game 5 clinching win over Guangdong.
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