So your saying there won't be enough takers(players) for the allotted 125K "elite" G league contracts.?Yes, they could argue that about development but all the time in the world wont help if you dont have the right person doing the coaching of these players. How many great coaches go from college to the GL? How many GL coaches go on to the NBA or even become college coaches? NONE! There is a reason for that.....cause the GL doesnt have great coaches. Cal is the best at developing talent the fastest of any coach in the business. Period! He's proven it over and over again. The pros of going to the GL is only the money, that's it. Not coaching, not lifestyle, not development, not exposure, not branding.......nothing but the money. The risks FAR outweigh the pros of going to the GL. The risk of being exposed by veteran grown men desperate to hold onto a career is enough for most of them to head to college. It's a really big risk from these kids. Unless the family really needs the money, I really dont think this rule is going to have much effect of anything.
The NBA is using the term elite here meaning there not giving out 125K contracts to guys like Hawkins, Willis or Baker. I seriously doubt they would have taken Willie out of HS at 125K.
Guarantee you they wouldn't have taken Ulis or Travis out of HS for lack of upside.
This G league deal is not some kind of charity that some marginal kid with financial problems can take advantage of. This is strictly an alternate route for one and done players.