1. However, he seems most interested in the Virtus offer.

2. The fund is now called Virtus Total Return .

3. Virtus also recently reached out to Manu Ginobili, who played with Bologna before joining the San Antonio Spurs in 2002.

4. Virtus has won 15 Italian league titles but none since 2001, when it also won the Euroleague for the second time.

5. Virtus told The Associated Press that the latest talks are centered on a $2.5 million offer for 10 games over 40 days from Oct. 9 to Nov. 16. That would come out to about $1.5 million after taxes.

6. Virtus Bologna has made numerous contract offers to the Los Angeles Lakers star.

7. But he struggled to qualify for college and instead signed a contract with Italy's Lottomatica Virtus Roma.