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Message: [QUOTE="CuseFaninVT, post: 3378301, member: 2002"] Everyone understands these kids won't be playing any actual G league games, right? They may see some action in summer leagues, but no real game action until they join the G league or the NBA the following year. [I]NBA G League Select Contracts are designed for year-round professional growth and will include opportunities for basketball development, life skills mentorship and academic scholarship. These offerings are slated to include basketball workouts during the summer months through existing NBA infrastructure like NBA Summer League and NBA Academies, year-round education programs designed to increase players’ ability to personally and professionally manage their careers, and a scholarship program for athletes who want to pursue higher education after their playing days. Additionally, the NBA G League will further enhance player experience through existing partner relationships and NBA player development programming. [/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/18/g-league-professional-path-official-release[/URL] I agree this will be a good move for some kids, if they really don't want to pretend to go to classes in college. But I'm interested to see what happens when one of these kids blows out a knee in the developmental year and doesn't get picked up by an actual NBA team the following year. I also can't help but think some of these kids are being shortsighted with the money aspect. Zion is the perfect example. The shoe blowout made him millions and millions of dollars in exposure and future contracts. That happens in a developmental training session, no one even knows about it. I have no ability to quantify what playing in college will mean for the true superstars, but it's significant. Every Dukie fan for the rest of time will have interest in buying Zion gear. [/QUOTE]

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