They have to pay the top picks like they were already stars. The top picks demand long term guaranteed money (4 years = undergrad years) at which time most would, if still in the league, show where their potential is and enter free agency. It would appear to me that the NBA is it’s own very expensive development institution.
loner34 about 10 years ago
You got that right… of course Bill usually does have it right.
sarah413 Premium Member about 10 years ago
G.M./Coach/Scout speak for “stay the heck away from the guy we want.”
Joseph Houk about 10 years ago
I wonder if this could end if schools made scholarships mandatory four-years. You opt out early, you pay back the rest of the scholarship.
Guilty Bystander about 10 years ago
Point made, although this year’s draft is supposed to be much deeper than usual (last year’s, for instance, has thus far been a joke).
jollyjack about 10 years ago
They have to pay the top picks like they were already stars. The top picks demand long term guaranteed money (4 years = undergrad years) at which time most would, if still in the league, show where their potential is and enter free agency. It would appear to me that the NBA is it’s own very expensive development institution.