This decision shocked the American basketball circle. But things are far from over. Then, two five-star high school students Dysenix and Isaiah Todd made a similar choice. They also joined the NBDL team and became teammates of Jay Green. In NBA history, it is not uncommon for young famous stars to skip college and play professional basketball directly. From the 1990s to the beginning of this century, there were many superstars who entered the league from high school, such as Kobe Bryant, Garnett and James, who later became the most dominant figures in basketball. However, in the future, as the NBA raises the draft threshold, most potential stocks must stay in the university for at least one year before they are eligible to stand for election. Nevertheless, there are opponents like Jennings, Moudier and this year's "three goals" LaMelo Ball. However, going to college before entering the NBA has almost become the knowledge of most basketball "afterwaves".
However, after about 20 12, the situation changed. That year, "Brother Thick Eyebrows" anthony davis carried the University of Kentucky all the way to win the NCAA Finals, and he himself won the title of Best Athlete (MOP). However, since then, the NCAA finals have no name, and almost all the next seven mop winners have become marginal figures after entering the NBA. And those hot rookies on the draft forecast list will always be timid and disarm ahead of time for various reasons in the crazy March ... The insiders gradually feel that the tradition of NCAA and the glory of the university are no longer so important for those supernovae who are about to land in the NBA.
Jay Green is the first among 65,438+000 high school students selected by ESPN, and he also won a full scholarship from the famous basketball school, Memphis University. However, Jay Green may want to skip the NCAA, exercise himself directly in the Development League and participate in the 20021draft. Not only Simmons, but also many players have similar views, especially those stars who were talented when they were young. They believe that they are "heaven rewards hard work" and they will succeed in the NBA and win big contracts. Therefore, the so-called college degree and the so-called crazy March feelings are not worth mentioning compared with the great prospects of these people. There is something in what Simmons said. From a commercial point of view, as an alliance with an annual income of more than $654.38+0 billion, it does feel like selling seats and being squeezed by black hearts without paying the athletes inside.