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Message: [QUOTE="MDHuskFan, post: 3520441, member: 8914"] I’m not saying that they’re going to offer him less cause he got the 500k. What I am saying though is that the GLeague does need to have some kind of a plan on how to market these kids. How many GLeague games have you seen on ESPN or anywhere for that matter? How many Duke and other big programs have you seen on TV? If you think that Zion would have got the same contract w/ or w/out going to Duke, please just say that. 24/7 composite had him at 5, 24/7 had him at 7, ESPN had him at 2. He wasn’t the top player even projected from his class. To clarify, my position is not that sneaker companies are going to offer less money because they took the $500k bag, but more that these kids build valuable brands at blue blood programs. I’m curious how the GLeague creates a similar value off the court for these kids. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nicekicks.com/the-biggest-rookie-sneaker-deals-in-nba-history/[/URL] 2 High school kids in this list. We can make the what if argument on some of the 1 & done rule wasn’t in place, but we also don’t see any euro league players or others on this list. Lastly, to go back to Zion, Duke grew his brand. The Viral/IG argument is valid, but even with that, going to Duke saw his followers increase by over 1 million followers in months. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2019/03/29/how-zion-williamson-has-helped-duke-dominate-college-sports-on-twitter-instagram-and-facebook/amp/[/URL] Instead of derailing the whole thread, I’ll try and clarify the point I was trying to make. College is exposure. Exposure for these kids to build and strengthen their individual brands. If someone decides to take the initial 500k check, good for them. But I’m just interested in seeing what/how the GLeague is going to get these kids exposure to where they are in the houses of people nationwide. [/QUOTE]

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