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The NBA’s scam in Silicon ValleyRead full post: https://www.scoontv.com/the-nbas-scam-in-silicon-valley/
It’s the difference between the future earnings of jersey sales, endorsements, and investment opportunities that come with the name ID offered by college basketball and the relative anonymity of a public debut through the NBA draft that steepens the hill to those riches.
Would Zion Williamson have started his rookie training camp with a $75 million shoe contract if he had played on the developmental team instead of Duke?
Bilas is advocating that high schoolers – at the nadir of their career earning power and with no experience in making complex choices – consider where to spend their brief time in college based on salary.
The golden handcuff – whether it’s free food, stock options, or $500,000 first-year salary – can make it hard to consider the long-term tradeoffs that come with giving up control over one’s future so early in one’s career.
Full post: https://www.scoontv.com/the-nbas-scam-in-silicon-valley/
Full post: https://www.scoontv.com/the-nbas-scam-in-silicon-valley/
