I've never heard of an import getting one.
Just because you've never heard of one being
used doesn't mean they didn't exist. Or even that they haven't actually been used; one was used
by an Adelaide import three whole years ago.
Secondly again in my 30 years following the NBL I can't recall this situation ever happening where an import has signed with an NBL team and then walked out on it and signed with a team in Europe.
Primarily because for 90% of the league's history any import that had a chance in hell of being signed in Europe wouldn't even pick up the phone if an NBL team called.
The league is attracting better talent. This is what happens as a result.
Under no circumstances should the Sixers have entertained the idea of signing Franks if a Euro out-clause had to be included.
This is daft.
"Sign Franks without the Euro out"
was not an option. Euro outs are
way more common than you seem to think.
What the hell is the point of signing an import and then allowing him to continue to shop himself around all off-season and just cross your fingers and hope the guy turns up to training camp?
So they should have done what, exactly? Just not sign any players? That's the alternative here.
chances are Cleveland probably has a Euro out clause too
Of course he does, he signed in June. Nobody is signing in June without an out clause, it's too early.