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[QUOTE="maxxyz, post: 1942370, member: 350"]
I think you might be proving my point.  Dante Exum was a projected top 5 pick in the NBA draft who chose not to go to college.  He signed an Adidas contract at 18 that was rumored to be five years for 1.5 million (it's a bad sign when agents are hush hush on the numbers).  He was picked 5th in the draft.

Ben Simmons was a projected top 3 pick in the NBA draft who chose to play college ball.  He played well individually but his team didn't make the tournament.  He signed a Nike contract at 19 for five years for 7.5 million.  He was picked first in the draft.

Dante made approximately 4.5mm playing pro ball for two years (600k endorsements + 250k australian league + 3.6mm NBA).

Ben Simmons will make 8.9mm playing i year NCAA and 1 year NBA (3mm endorsements + 5.9mm NBA).

Excluding the argument that playing in the NCAA helps in NBA draft value, I think that Exum could have made twice as much money in one year with Adidas if he played in the marketing machine that is NCAA mens basketball.  This is not taking into account the effect on long term earnings, just the first two years of earning potential.

And on a personal note, I don't have much sympathy for the top 1% feeling under compensated.  Especially when they have other choices.  And even more especially when they use college to improve their money making ability, which in theory is part of what college is supposed to be all about.  And most of all because it allows the other 99% of college athletes go to college for free.
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