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auror said:
NBA added a 3rd 2-way during the new CBA negotiations that are open July 1st. So there's probably 40-50 available on top of the 30 2nd round picks, etc, though there will probably be a lot of overlap of 2nd rounders getting 2-ways.
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A lot of those 2 way contracts are already being used.

Some of the 2 way deals were used for the exceptional athletes that did not go to college, but I can see some teams pulling back on those kinds of players. With NIL, if a kid can't get his act together enough to go to college and make $500k+, does a pro team really want him? And why bother paying $500k a year on a 2 way to that raw 19 year old that couldn't get his act together to go to college when teams can get polished 21+ players that can contribute immediately? I think that going forward, the 2 ways will be for bench players to be injury fill-ins and midseason minutes eaters for load management. That is kind of what many of them are already. That means the NBA will want polished players and be drafting less on "potential".
 
Hey Adrien! said:
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Oof. Seton Hall fans thought they had Posh locked up. There are men's rec league teams in Indianapolis that are more talented than Butler's team. Maybe I was overrating Holloway as a coach if Seton Hall loses Alexander to Butler.
 
gtcam said:
If you have to earn $45,000 for a short period while you improve yourself to make millions - to these guys it might be a worthwhile trade off. Plus they are doing something they love.
The G League is not meant to be a career. They can do that overseas and earn much more
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Sure. But making $45,000/year to play basketball in front of maybe 2,000 people when each NBA roster is up to 16 players (including 2 ways) and a quality starter could make 10 times that in college is not putting the time in to improve yourself, it is just freaking stupid. I guess I could see putting in a couple of years if you have used up your college eligibility, but any player with eligibility that ends up in the G League not on a 2-way contract has really blown it.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
A lot of those 2 way contracts are already being used.

Some of the 2 way deals were used for the exceptional athletes that did not go to college, but I can see some teams pulling back on those kinds of players. With NIL, if a kid can't get his act together enough to go to college and make $500k+, does a pro team really want him? And why bother paying $500k a year on a 2 way to that raw 19 year old that couldn't get his act together to go to college when teams can get polished 21+ players that can contribute immediately? I think that going forward, the 2 ways will be for bench players to be injury fill-ins and midseason minutes eaters for load management. That is kind of what many of them are already. That means the NBA will want polished players and be drafting less on "potential".
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Exceptional athletes that did not go to college are signed to the g league ignite which aren’t two way deals. It’s completely different
 
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Jbirdp5 said:
Exceptional athletes that did not go to college are signed to the g league ignite which aren’t two way deals. It’s completely different
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It is not completely different. Although the new CBA allows the direct-to-pros to stay in Ignite or OTE for more than one year, I don’t see a lot of these players making big money if they have not declared by the time they are eligible.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
It is not completely different. Although the new CBA allows the direct-to-pros to stay in Ignite or OTE for more than one year, I don’t see a lot of these players making big money if they have not declared by the time they are eligible.
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The g league ignite has like 3 lottery picks, these guys are not taking up 2 way contracts. I’m not sure what you r trying to argue here
 
Jbirdp5 said:
The g league ignite has like 3 lottery picks, these guys are not taking up 2 way contracts. I’m not sure what you r trying to argue here
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Are you saying G League Ignite is a landing spot for Trey Alexander? If not, then Ignite has little to do with this discussion.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
Are you saying G League Ignite is a landing spot for Trey Alexander? If not, then Ignite has little to do with this discussion.
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No what you said was that elite prospects take up 2 way spots which I was pointing out was incorrect on your part.
 
Heard. My point is only that different people have different circumstances. If you live in Atlanta ( which I do) live in town and have a family, kids etc… it would be difficult to afford this city on 45k. It can be done but it is not crazy to mention that it could also be difficult for some.
i have friends that live an hour outside of the city and can live well on 45k.
 
Hey Adrien! said:
Big East added some shooters yesterday:

Chico Carter to DePaul (South Carolina via Murray State) -

6'3 192 GR, 9.8p, 2.0 3PM, 47.6 3P%

DJ Davis to Butler (UC Davis)

6'1 170 SR, 15.0p, 2.6 3PM, 40.2 3p%
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Maybe Stewart and Ross really are more ready in Hurley’s eyes than I figured. Otherwise the lack of urgency to add shooting has been pretty hard to understand
 
Im getting excited about what Ross can bring to this team… especially after hearing what a good shooter he is.. from posters who i value their opinion
 
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HooperScooper said:
Hurley explained this dilemma last week.

“We’re going to have to have patience and kind of some plans in the back of our minds with Tristen and Andre’s situation, if one of them is back, if both of them are back, if neither is back, what we’re gonna look to do,” Hurley said. “But right now I think our focus is, we’re going to return five to seven players from a national championship team. We’ve got an elite recruiting class coming in that’s one of the best in the country and I think a couple of those guys are actually underrated. There’s gonna be a little bit of uncertainty for the next month for us.”
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Neither of them are the type of shooter they will need with or without either/both of them. I get it being hard to sell a vision before you have it, but the number of shooter available is only going to decrease from here
 
Greedo said:
They didn't say very difficult. They said "you can't live on that." I lived in Atlanta around 2015 and made $50k. I lived by myself in a brand new apartment building and had enough left over to hang out with friends on weekends. The statement was just what I said it was - out of touch.
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That’s $64k in 2023 dollars and a 42% increase on 45k lol
 
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RipCity said:
Maybe Stewart and Ross really are more ready in Hurley’s eyes than I figured. Otherwise the lack of urgency to add shooting has been pretty hard to understand
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Or could it be that we're waiting to see who withdraws from the NBA draft where the best potential transfers are right now? I'm going to say "yes". No need to rush here.
 
Icehawk said:
Or could it be that we're waiting to see who withdraws from the NBA draft where the best potential transfers are right now? I'm going to say "yes". No need to rush here.
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Name one star guard in the portal that is in the draft process.
 
RipCity said:
Name one star guard in the portal that is in the draft process.
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Your setting yourself up for disappointment Hurley is not going to dip into the portal for “big time” type talent until Andre and Newton have made their decisions, and no player of this stature will make a decision with the situation so unclear. Wait it out you never know who’s going to jump into the portal when. The staff will have a good plan for all the variables, sit back and relax
 
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