Comrade Dickau?

Unics Kazan, a team in the Russian Basketball Super League, has offered to pay Dickau $4 million per season for two years. Dickau, 29, averaged 5.3 points and 2.6 assists in 67 games last season. Dickau, who is from Vancouver, Wash., and played at Gonzaga, was paid $770,610 last season and is an unrestricted free agent this summer.

"Sometimes players get caught up in the 'I'm an NBA player and I'm only going to play in the NBA' ego thing," said Dickau, who called the Realgm.com report an Internet rumor. "If there's a situation that's better -- career-wise and financially -- you hope you could put your ego on the back burner and make the best decision."

Dickau's agent, Mark Bartlestein, said a number of NBA and European teams are interested in the point guard.

"There's some folks we've spoken to in Russia," Bartlestein said. "There are a number of high-level teams that are pursuing him."

I'd have to consider it if I got a good offer," said Dickau, who played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season. "My first preference is to play in the NBA, but if you're able to extend your career and possibly make a little more money in Europe, you'd have to take a long, long look at it."