Tonight is absolutely a headscatcher. For all this hoopla about huge NIL deals and players hitting the transfer portal for the sake of a potential NBA contract. Only 58 players are getting drafted. In the first round as of 11:00 PM eastern time, 5 of the first 25 players taken are from outside the US. One is coming from the development league. 19 players have gotten drafted from college programs. Nineteen!
Google on the number of total college basketball players Juco to D1 is 27,429 men's basketball athletes across nearly 1,740 programs. Quick math, only 2/10ths of 1 percent of the players make it to the NBA draft. Basically kids need to stop listening to people who fill their heads with crap. Get a free college degree at the best university possible, make a little money, and maybe drive a fancy car for a while, FANS need to get realistic about all the BS as well.
By the way, I hope a kid playing high school basketball meets his dream whatever that is but also be realistic about what is really going to happen.
Google on the number of total college basketball players Juco to D1 is 27,429 men's basketball athletes across nearly 1,740 programs. Quick math, only 2/10ths of 1 percent of the players make it to the NBA draft. Basically kids need to stop listening to people who fill their heads with crap. Get a free college degree at the best university possible, make a little money, and maybe drive a fancy car for a while, FANS need to get realistic about all the BS as well.
By the way, I hope a kid playing high school basketball meets his dream whatever that is but also be realistic about what is really going to happen.
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