https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/22/sports/darius-bazley-g-league-new-balance.html
You guys remember Bazley? The guy so many of y'all thought had made such a horrendously stupid mistake by skipping college, and then bailing on the G-League? Well, he landed a contract with New Balance ensuring at least a million bucks this year to do nothing more than sit around their offices for a few months as an "intern."
Hell, forget about the new 125K G-League contracts, this may end up being an even a bigger disincentive for top prospects to go to college. If shoe companies will pay you seven figures to play nowhere, no risk of injury, just spend the year preparing for the NBA Draft while cashing fat checks ..well, that's one helluva sweet deal right there.
You guys remember Bazley? The guy so many of y'all thought had made such a horrendously stupid mistake by skipping college, and then bailing on the G-League? Well, he landed a contract with New Balance ensuring at least a million bucks this year to do nothing more than sit around their offices for a few months as an "intern."
Hell, forget about the new 125K G-League contracts, this may end up being an even a bigger disincentive for top prospects to go to college. If shoe companies will pay you seven figures to play nowhere, no risk of injury, just spend the year preparing for the NBA Draft while cashing fat checks ..well, that's one helluva sweet deal right there.
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