Report: Bargnani not ruling out return to Europe next season

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Il Mago might be taking his talents across the pond.

After completing the 2014-15 season with the New York Knicks, Andrea Bargnani is now an unrestricted free agent, and may be leafing through his atlas while considering his next landing spot.

The 7-foot Italian center is reportedly weighing his options, both stateside and overseas.

Bargnani played infrequently for the Knicks over the past two seasons (71 games in total), struggling with an assortment of injuries. When healthy, however, he produced decent numbers. In his last two seasons, he averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks in 28.5 minutes.

Known mostly for his ability to knock down 3-pointers, Bargnani sports a 35.6-percent average from beyond the arc throughout his career. His ability to stretch the floor is a skill that seduced former Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo into selecting him No. 1 overall in the 2006 NBA Draft, and which has teased Knicks management and fans in recent years.

Bargnani played well enough in New York to lead team president Phil Jackson to contemplate bringing the enigmatic big man back for the 2015-16 campaign. As Marc Berman of the New York Post reported in March, Jackson is intrigued by Bargnani's size, shot-making ability, and playmaking skills, especially within the Knicks' oft-scrutinized triangle offense.

Despite being considered a disappointment for a first overall draftee, Bargnani has averaged double figures in points in each of his seven years in the league, while accumulating a career 14.5 PER (a 15 PER is the league average).

It will be interesting to see which NBA suitors emerge with intentions to invest in the 29-year-old "stretch five." If offered a veteran's minimum deal this offseason, Bargnani would be eligible to earn $1.27 million in 2015-16.