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I was starting out in the business, there was only one path to playing professionally - graduate, or go four years. With the creation of the ABA [American Basketball Association] in the early 1970s, the sanctity of having to go to college was broken. The ABA took anyone, starting with Spencer Haywood.

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Paternalistic is a very good word. They think they have to look out for these guys? Don't worry about it. Why? Because of history. Kevin Garnett, Tra…

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Beginning in 1978, Nike paid coaches to put their shoes on the team.

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NBA has a selfish rationale. It saves the owners money by delaying the time a player gets to a second, more lucrative contract. Even the player's uni…

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Very unfairly, there's a negative image of the kid, which really stems from the greed and selfishness of the NBA and NCAA. They're forcing these kids…

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After the NBA and ABA merged, players could come out after high school. Still, there were only a few cases prior to Kevin Garnett coming out in 1995,…

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Kobe [Bryant] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year.

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It's not uncommon in the entertainment world for agents to sign young talent. It's sinful that these players can't be represented by lawyers and agen…

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The NCAA wants to control the images; they say they own your image forever. If you look through this façade, it's crazy.

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