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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 2557904, member: 127"]
Why sign at all? He has the right to just show up at any college if he meets admission requirements, the program wants him and the roster has room. It’s how Bayer could earn a scholarship despite not signing anything if there was a scholarship available.

He signed with SU to save a spot and allow them to reserve a scholarship for him. If he or any other player had graduated high school last year, even 3 years ago - they could have skipped college to go straight to the G League ( then called D League) too.

Neither Colleges, the NCAA, nor the NBA prevented players from doing it. The NBA alone prevents a high school player from being drafted directly to the NBA putting the one year after high school rule, in place. Their developmental league has always been an option. Even if Bazely tears up the G League, next year he can’t play in the NBA because of the NBA rule about being 19 and a year removed from high school to be NBA eligible. He and his agent/ advisors are the first to think that the G League will showcase his talent , enhance his ‘brand’ , develop his game , get him drafted into the NBA more than college. That’s all that has changed.
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