Carl Landry discusses the NBA lockout

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Former Boilermaker basketball star Carl Landry is back in town for his 3rd annual Carl Landry Basketball Camp. Landry has a lot to think about during the NBA lockout with lots of options to weigh.

Overseas basketball leagues are snatching up NBA players.

Last month, Atlanta Hawks' Josh Childress set things off by taking a $20 million, three-year deal offered by Euroleague basketball team Olympiacos. He felt that the Hawks weren't offering him his worth so he bolted.

Both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James joked around with reporters saying they would play overseas for salaries worth $40 and $50 million a year.

However, the chance to play overseas has a lot to do with the player. For guys like Carl Landry, who are free agents, there are high risks to heading across the pond.

"It's tough. It is tough especially for the guys that having been saving their money. It's something that I have been preparing for the last two years. A lot of guys are going over seas right now. Unfortunately, I'm a free agent and taking the risk of going over seas and possibly getting hurt and trying to come back when the lockout lifts is not a risk that I want to take. It's definitely tough, not only for me but everybody that is apart of the National Basketball Association," said Carl Landry.