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G League to offer $125K to elite prospects as alternative to one-and-done route
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<blockquote data-quote="PlayAZ" data-source="post: 1420111" data-attributes="member: 625229"><p>Disargree with this...in this day and age there are simply to many other options for entertainment $$$ for the general public. If a Cole Anthony goes G-League as an example, maybe an initial PR push with name/association etc might garner some public interest, however, long term, his play and others of the same ilk won't matter. </p><p></p><p>There is a reason sports saturation in some cases causes disinterest from the public. The NBA season is long, the college season is long, and another form of basketball on any level, just doesn't bode well for the $$$ stream that one would hope for. </p><p></p><p>Players in general would get the experience, some $$$, avoid college if they so choose, but public interest would not sway in an increase one way or another. The casual to even die-hard fan of basketball simply doesn't hold the same regard for a high school name, as they do for even a 2nd rate NBA player.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PlayAZ, post: 1420111, member: 625229"] Disargree with this...in this day and age there are simply to many other options for entertainment $$$ for the general public. If a Cole Anthony goes G-League as an example, maybe an initial PR push with name/association etc might garner some public interest, however, long term, his play and others of the same ilk won't matter. There is a reason sports saturation in some cases causes disinterest from the public. The NBA season is long, the college season is long, and another form of basketball on any level, just doesn't bode well for the $$$ stream that one would hope for. Players in general would get the experience, some $$$, avoid college if they so choose, but public interest would not sway in an increase one way or another. The casual to even die-hard fan of basketball simply doesn't hold the same regard for a high school name, as they do for even a 2nd rate NBA player. [/QUOTE]
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