There's another non-college path for juniors in HS, too:
It's getting easier to imagine a future where one-and-done types never set foot on a campus. Despite our recent success in attracting top recruits, we surely will benefit in a system where one-and-dones take alternative paths.
Quote:Two 6-foot-9 Florida twins ranked among the top 15 high school juniors in the country -- Matt and Ryan Bewley -- are signing with Overtime Elite, the league announced Friday, marking the first prep underclassmen to sign contracts with an American professional basketball league.https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/3148...ources-say
Matt, who is ranked No. 3 by ESPN for the Class of 2023, and Ryan, ranked No. 12, will forgo high school and college eligibility to join the startup league in September for contracts that are expected to pay them each seven figures over the two-year range of the deals, sources told ESPN.
OTE is a well-funded startup for high school players who want to use the league as an alternative training program to traditional high school and college basketball before entering the NBA draft.
It's getting easier to imagine a future where one-and-done types never set foot on a campus. Despite our recent success in attracting top recruits, we surely will benefit in a system where one-and-dones take alternative paths.