Tevo
- Wilmette, IL
I think we are way undervaluing the Master's degree at UI vs undergrad degree with regards to future earnings power. The biggest thing was the Master's degree was going to be free. He clearly should have stayed.
Someone should (maybe already has?) interview Deon Thomas and get the details on the realistic scenarios for Big Ten Starter-level players' prospects in Europe. What is the range of salaries for non-EuroLeague players? What are the costs? What are the perspectives from those players 2, 4 or 6 years down the line? How did they feel when they left school, how was the transition.
As a related question: Do players often leave early to go to Europe? I can't recall that ever happening before at Illinois, but maybe at other schools.