OT: Mudiay making $1.2 million next year

[tcf15]

Da-damn

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Emmanuel Mudiay's one-year deal with Guangdong of the China Basketball Association will pay him $1.2M, source tells Yahoo Sports.

 

[tykurez]

Still less than Brandon Jennings got in Italy.

 

[amory]

I have to say, I've never understood why more elite prospects don't do this. Go overseas for one year, make a ton of money, see a new part of the world, then come back and play in the NBA.

Can't say "Guangdong" would be my #1 destination choice, but to each their own.

 

[James]

Still less than Brandon Jennings got in Italy.

Strange you would think he would be able to get a bigger contract, hes a more highly touted prospect. Maybe some chinese shoe company with sign him to like a 5 mill deal to sport their gear for a year.

Btw marbury is like the michael jordan of basketball over there.

 

[HuskiesAllDay]

Strange you would think he would be able to get a bigger contract, hes a more highly touted prospect. Maybe some chinese shoe company with sign him to like a 5 mill deal to sport their gear for a year.

Btw marbury is like the michael jordan of basketball over there.

Isn't Michael Jordan the Michael Jordan of basketball??

 

[dogfan96]

Isn't Michael Jordan the Michael Jordan of basketball??

Very literally LOL'ing

 

[huskiesouth]

I have to say, I've never understood why more elite prospects don't do this. Go overseas for one year, make a ton of money, see a new part of the world, then come back and play in the NBA.

Can't say "Guangdong" would be my #1 destination choice, but to each their own.

Well I've been there and it will be a great cultural experience for this kid. But, having been around China a bit, this also would not be my first choice there if China had to be my destination.

Wonder why not Europe?

 

[Fishy]

My guess is that China was the high-bidder.

The bigger Euro teams probably didn't want a one year rental who's a month out of fake high school. That's a headache they don't need.

 

[bear]

Still less than Brandon Jennings got in Italy.

Jennings got 1.2M as well I believe

 

[donyell34]

This could be a new trend. There is another top prospect considering overseas, name escapes me but that's some serious cha ching anyway you slice it.

 

[THC]

This could be a new trend. There is another top prospect considering overseas, name escapes me but that's some serious cha ching anyway you slice it.

Pun intended?

 

[Rocktheworld]

I have to say, I've never understood why more elite prospects don't do this.

Maybe a lot of these 18 year olds don't want to literally be on the other side of the globe from their families

 

[stickyrice]

Isn't this what Shabazz is making with the Heat?

 

[intlzncster]

This could be a new trend. There is another top prospect considering overseas, name escapes me but that's some serious cha ching anyway you slice it.

It's not a trend. Only one other guy since Brandon Jennings has done this. Way better for your marketability to play NCAA ball.

This kid would be playing college ball if he didn't run afoul of the NCAA.

 

[auror]

Isn't this what Shabazz is making with the Heat?

In his first year, yes. It accelerates to 3-something by the end of the deal.

 

[amory]

Maybe a lot of these 18 year olds don't want to literally be on the other side of the globe from their families

Ok, well I'm not suggesting they all should be forced to do it, so what's your point?

I'd argue you're more isolated from your family going across the country to play for a specific school and then not being given any sort of money to fly them out to see you.

 

[Pudge]

Guangdong, I believe is a province. There's some interesting boom towns/cities there in South China.

This kid is in for a cultural whirlwind. This has to be Andre Drummond's bringing his Mom & sister to live as well. The Jennings story in Italy was quite funny.

 

[jrmadej21]

I'm pretty sure Jeremey Tyler did this as well (now on the Knicks roster)... He was a kid from San Diego who left after his junior year of high school skipping not only college but his senior year of high school to go over seas.

 

[aceboon]

I'm pretty sure Jeremey Tyler did this as well (now on the Knicks roster)... He was a kid from San Diego who left after his junior year of high school skipping not only college but his senior year of high school to go over seas.

yea he went to Israel and it was a terrible experience for him

 

[jrmadej21]

Not saying it was a great experience, simply saying Brandon Jennings was not the only one

 

[James]

brandon jennings and jeremy tyler were both headcases and still are. Maybe mudiay can figure it out, being a first gen from a struggling family i can understand the need for $. If i were him i would have taken a little less to play in europe, but there is a serious hoops community in china too.

 

[donyell34]

Just saying some kids see the dollar signs and of course this would only apply if you are highly skilled but this could be an option.

 

[aceboon]

brandon jennings and jeremy tyler were both headcases and still are. Maybe mudiay can figure it out, being a first gen from a struggling family i can understand the need for $. If i were him i would have taken a little less to play in europe, but there is a serious hoops community in china too.

NCAA Hoops>>CBA, the defense played over there is trash, he's not gonna learn much. I understand taking that contract though, because after the Jennings and Tyler experiments I can't see a Euro team paying anywhere near that to have a dude for a year that wouldn't really be a difference maker.

 

[intlzncster]

I'm pretty sure Jeremey Tyler did this as well (now on the Knicks roster)... He was a kid from San Diego who left after his junior year of high school skipping not only college but his senior year of high school to go over seas.

Yeah that's the guy I was talking about. Couldn't remember his name. Thanks.

 

[tykurez]

Jennings got 1.2M as well I believe

Jennings got $1.6 guaranteed in Italy.

It's not a trend. Only one other guy since Brandon Jennings has done this. Way better for your marketability to play NCAA ball.

This kid would be playing college ball if he didn't run afoul of the NCAA.

A lot of people were thinking it would become a trend after Jennings did it, but it's never caught on. You have to remember these are 18-year-old kids. Not only that, but the guys who have done it have been questionable in terms of eligibility, so there was more incentive to go overseas.

 

[elduderino]

The kids gonna but a sub 20 millionaire capable of taking care of his family and buying an education while playing the game he loves. If he went smu over this deal id be thinking hes an idiot.

 

[tykurez]

Strange you would think he would be able to get a bigger contract, hes a more highly touted prospect. Maybe some chinese shoe company with sign him to like a 5 mill deal to sport their gear for a year.

Not sure - Jennings was the #1/#1/#4 in Scout/ESPN/Rivals and was the MVP of the McD's game. There was a ton of hype surrounding him. I wouldn't be surprised to see a company give Mudiay a contract though just like Under Armour did with Jennings.

 

[noeynox]

Eh, if he goes there for a year, doesn't hurt his draft stock and still goes in the lottery its a smart move. That's a lot of dough. You don't see it more often because my guess is most parents are not to keen on letting they're 17 and 18 year old teenagers that they still have to remind to clean their rooms, go off to a strange land with bokuu bucks in their pockets. For some kids that age that sort of arrangement could end badly. I would think this kids family thinks he could handle it.

 

[Kitaman]

Guangdong, I believe is a province. There's some interesting boom towns/cities there in South China.

Yeah, China ain't what it used to be bicycles and all. Its as progressive (i.e. big cities) as any American city. Language/culture is still a huge barrier. It may not help his basketball skills, but at 20 years old he will be a different person when he returns.

To be paid a million bucks to live in a strange land for just a year, doing what you love to do, ain't a bad deal for a teenager. Job corps pays much less, I think only a stipend. In fact he'll have had more life experiences that a freshman in college.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Ok, well I'm not suggesting they all should be forced to do it,

Well no , I sure hope you wouldn't

so what's your point?

Do I really need to expound and explain why kids might want to stay as close to their families as possible? It doesn't just make intuitive sense to you?

I'd argue you're more isolated from your family going across the country to play for a specific school and then not being given any sort of money to fly them out to see you.

lmao.... okay so you're less isolated in China, where literally the only option is flying your family across the world, again to China, from which you would be calling internationally and from a completely different time zone. Oh not to mention you're dropped in to a completely alien culture, half a world away from your base of support.

Yeah, what 18 year old wouldn't be amped for that?