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bdm860:
https://sports.yahoo.com/projected-top-10-draft-pick-make-leap-high-school-g-league-193725979.html

https://sports.yahoo.com/first-high-school-g-league-prospect-im-aware-might-start-trend-194136804.html

Thought this was super interesting.

Darius Bazley had committed to Syracuse, but now has decided he'd rather get paid (at least legally) in the G-League.

Max G-League salary is $26k (plus room and board), though he wouldn't be held back by the NCAA and can go get endorsements.  Got to wonder what Nike or whoever is willing to pay a potential top 10 pick.  Maybe 50k or 100k?  Adidas was allegedly willing to pay at least $100k for Brian Bowen who is projected to be either a mid-to-late 1st or early 2nd round pick.

Also had this quote:

--- Quote ---“I’m aware that this might start a trend and that’s one of the reasons why I am doing this,” Bazley told Yahoo Sports. “I’m outspoken and I like to speak on things. This is me speaking through my actions, speaking through my character. This is going to happen down the road and become more common. But someone has to start the fire — and I believe I’m going to do that, and it’s very important to me.
--- End quote ---


While it's super interesting, probably too late to become much of a trend, since a lot of people think the NBA is going to eliminate the one-and-done rule soon.

gouki88:
[dang], didn't see that happening. Wonder if any others will follow

jambr380:
Even more incentive to kill the one and done rule. NBA GMs won't like the idea of top players going to the G-League without any one team having control over them, as player development does matter. Teams may be okay with lesser players doing this, but they will want to get their hands on the best prospects as soon as possible.

hwangjini_1:
Is g league salary Set? Or can the parent club pay a team member what it wishes? The implications of that are clear.

Surferdad:

--- Quote from: hwangjini_1 on March 29, 2018, 11:52:32 PM ---Is g league salary Set? Or can the parent club pay a team member what it wishes? The implications of that are clear.

--- End quote ---
Fixed pay scale, see above.  The parent club does not pay g-leaguers,  I think they are paid by the g-league, not even the individual clubs.  The only thing the parent club has is a right to sign them to an NBA contract, or pay them on a 2-way player basis.

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