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<blockquote data-quote="WeWillWhen" data-source="post: 1537496" data-attributes="member: 746923"><p>The G league "development" system up to now has been weak; in its history it has only produced about a dozen NBA draft picks and only one first rounder. Salaries were only around $35k, IIRC. Not attractive to five-star HS talent. </p><p></p><p>This new Professional Pathway that Green signed up for is a whole different deal. It is going to be a unique "Elite" team populated mainly with top-level kids in their first year out of school, supplemented by vets. It will not play a full G League schedule. Rumor is that Green is getting paid $500k, has the opportunity to sign endorsement deals, and he won't have to go to class. Not a bad deal in comparison to going one-and-done at Kentucky or spending a season in Australia. I imagine this is just a bridge program for a year or two until the one-and-done rule gets eliminated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WeWillWhen, post: 1537496, member: 746923"] The G league "development" system up to now has been weak; in its history it has only produced about a dozen NBA draft picks and only one first rounder. Salaries were only around $35k, IIRC. Not attractive to five-star HS talent. This new Professional Pathway that Green signed up for is a whole different deal. It is going to be a unique "Elite" team populated mainly with top-level kids in their first year out of school, supplemented by vets. It will not play a full G League schedule. Rumor is that Green is getting paid $500k, has the opportunity to sign endorsement deals, and he won't have to go to class. Not a bad deal in comparison to going one-and-done at Kentucky or spending a season in Australia. I imagine this is just a bridge program for a year or two until the one-and-done rule gets eliminated. [/QUOTE]
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