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RobToxin
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I figure most people here likely don't pay much attention to Jason Whitlock. But he actually said something very interesting. I'd be interested in hearing what some of you thought about this idea:
“If you force something on these guys, you got enough money where you can be the NIL people that keep the 15, 20 best college players in college, your number one draft picks, so that you can get this buzz back. If Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese and whoever these other girls are, if they can draw that type of buzz in the WNBA just because they stuck around for four years, just think what a group of high-profile male basketball players, the kind of buzz they could bring back to the NBA Draft, and just bring back to the NBA,” Whitlock continued.
An NBA sponsored NIL aimed at keeping star players in college to build up their hype for 3-4 seasons. (And perhaps improve their game and, as a result, improve the overall product in the NBA.)
Is it something the NBA needs?
Or is it just something the WNBA needed but it isn't necessary for the NBA itself.
I do think college basketball would absolutely benefit from having top stars that play more than one year.
“If you force something on these guys, you got enough money where you can be the NIL people that keep the 15, 20 best college players in college, your number one draft picks, so that you can get this buzz back. If Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese and whoever these other girls are, if they can draw that type of buzz in the WNBA just because they stuck around for four years, just think what a group of high-profile male basketball players, the kind of buzz they could bring back to the NBA Draft, and just bring back to the NBA,” Whitlock continued.
An NBA sponsored NIL aimed at keeping star players in college to build up their hype for 3-4 seasons. (And perhaps improve their game and, as a result, improve the overall product in the NBA.)
Is it something the NBA needs?
Or is it just something the WNBA needed but it isn't necessary for the NBA itself.
I do think college basketball would absolutely benefit from having top stars that play more than one year.