HS star Jalen Green to play in G League instead of college

[insidehoops]

High school basketball star Jalen Green, instead of playing college hoops, has signed to play in the G League next season:

http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=22838

[Real Men Wear Green]

NCAA has a massive problem when it comes to coronavirus. Very real possibility that legitimate pro sports leagues play in empty arenas until we have a vaccine. They would be questionable enough for making guys play through quarantine conditions but they are at least paying the players millions so there's a reasonable justification. College players would be forced to gather to play while state governments are banning gatherings smaller than the roster of whatever team they play for. It's not going to work well and could get ugly with legal battles especially if a player or players get it from teammates or opposing players.

[rawimpact]

I hope he's ranked high enough to where he has a chance to make it in the NBA. Otherwise he just forfeited his opportunity to better himself academically.

What does the D-League pay? 25/hr or something like that if we assume its 6 months fulltime?

[Xiao Yao You]

I hope he's ranked high enough to where he has a chance to make it in the NBA. Otherwise he just forfeited his opportunity to better himself academically.

What does the D-League pay? 25/hr or something like that if we assume its 6 months fulltime?

College should be for those that want it. If he wants to play ball he should be able to do that.

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Five-star prospect Isaiah Todd, who decommitted from Michigan, is expected to sign an NBA G League deal and join the new Southern California team featuring Jalen Green, sources tell @The Athletic @Stadium. – via Twitter ShamsCharania

[Xiao Yao You]

Chris Haynes: G League will also provide Jalen Green with a full-ride college scholarship: “I’m still going to be able to go back to college and finish school. So, it’s not really that I’m missing out on college because I can go back and finish whenever I need to.” (https://*********.com/social/)
– via Twitter ChrisBHaynes (https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes)

[Xiao Yao You]

Adrian Wojnarowski: Green’s committing to become part of year-long developmental program with G-League oversight that’ll include pro coaching, top prospects and veteran players who’ll combine training and exhibition game competitions against likes of G-League teams, national teams and NBA Academies (https://*********.com/social/).
– via Twitter wojespn (https://twitter.com/wojespn)




Sounds like they're moving in the right direction with this new team and the one in Mexico they will be up to 30 teams. Everyone can have their own farm club and it could be a real minor league not just a couple two way guys but the whole team. Young guys that aren't ready for the NBA to the Gleague instead of taking up minutes and roster spots of a vet on a tanking team and the best players in the NBA.

[Xiao Yao You]

Stadium: “The earnings package for (Jalen) Green … is believed to eclipse $1 million for the year.” (http://twitter.com/Stadium/status/1250858513682911232) Our NBA Insider @ShamsCharania breaks down Jalen Green, and Isaiah Todd, choosing the NBA G League over NCAA.


Instead of colleges making money off of him

[Xiao Yao You]

Adam Zagoria: The NBA G League and a top Spanish pro team have reached out to 2020 4-star San Diego State commit Che Evans, (https://*********.com/social/) per sources. Both offers are for six figures.
– via Twitter AdamZagoria (https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria)



so much for the one and done era

[FireDavidKahn]

This is the perfect storm for cementing the gleague as a viable and preferred method towards getting to the NBA. Silver is finally making it worth it to commit to the gleague since you'll get hundreds of thousands of dollars and are even guaranteed a college degree.

[fsvr54]

I hope he's ranked high enough to where he has a chance to make it in the NBA. Otherwise he just forfeited his opportunity to better himself academically.

What does the D-League pay? 25/hr or something like that if we assume its 6 months fulltime?

I think he's a projected lottery pick.

[DoctorP]

why go to college when the Ball boys are buying leagues?

[STATUTORY]

I hope he's ranked high enough to where he has a chance to make it in the NBA. Otherwise he just forfeited his opportunity to better himself academically.

What does the D-League pay? 25/hr or something like that if we assume its 6 months fulltime?

more importantly, he's giving up opportunity to party with sorority chicks and forfeited all them groupies

[nayte]

Your college is a freaken rort. Bloody melo played in our league then bought the bloody team .lol