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Looks like the league is well funded but still don’t know how this league makes money.
The league is just a piece in a bigger strategy... WSJ News Exclusive | Overtime Raises $80 Million From Jeff Bezos, Drake, NBA Stars and OthersLooks like the league is well funded but still don’t know how this league makes money.
A lot of huge names attached but I don't understand why? I don't see how they will have any fans actually watching this. We already have the G league which nobody watches.The league is just a piece in a bigger strategy... WSJ News Exclusive | Overtime Raises $80 Million From Jeff Bezos, Drake, NBA Stars and Others
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Thanks, that is interesting. It looks like this league is just a small part of the Overtime strategy to become a media company for the younger generation of sports fans, like Barstool. I guess if you have famous alums come out of the basketball league it will help the brand over time (pun).The league is just a piece in a bigger strategy... WSJ News Exclusive | Overtime Raises $80 Million From Jeff Bezos, Drake, NBA Stars and Others
(Google article name if you can’t access through the link)
Disagree. Maybe if they continue to get 6 figures to play in college, but if that is no longer on the table for whatever reason, you’ll see plenty of kids take the money rather than be dead broke and for some have their families struggle financially on a college campus until they can get drafted, if it even ever happens.“The very best players” don’t care about making $100k to play for the laziest coach in America when they can go be gods for a year on college campuses and then go make millions in the NBA.
I agree to an extent but there are many that would forgo actual classrooms for any amount. That and at the age of 16 see 100k as a ton of money. ( I do agree with you about the coach )“The very best players” don’t care about making $100k to play for the laziest coach in America when they can go be gods for a year on college campuses and then go make millions in the NBA.
A lot of huge names attached but I don't understand why? I don't see how they will have any fans actually watching this. We already have the G league which nobody watches.
Yup, and I cannot believe how many smart investors thought pouring billions into that was a good idea. Youtube and tiktok are free and already exist to cover the short form videos market. Why would anyone want to pay another monthly subscription fee for that lmao. I could have told you from day 1 that it was going to be a giant bust. They clearly didn’t do their research with the under 30 crowd (or they lied to their investors)This feels like Quibi 2.0
This is what athletes who think they should get paid fail to appreciate. Association with the college brands are what elevate them to notoriety. The NBA’s ratings have shrunk to an all time low for many reasons. Cutting off college feeders with built-in follow along audiences is the height of hubris. There are other reasons but we are not allowed to speak about them without being banned.“The very best players” don’t care about making $100k to play for the laziest coach in America when they can go be gods for a year on college campuses and then go make millions in the NBA.
You mean like a minor league? Like in baseball?This idea seems destined to fail, but I think all these comments are missing one big factor. If NBA teams find that this league is preparing kids for the NBA better than college, it'll be in their best interest to help it succeed.
If this were for age 18-21 I could support it, but there's something very unseemly about luring kids out of school at age 16 to pursue a basketball career.I agree to an extent but there are many that would forgo actual classrooms for any amount. That and at the age of 16 see 100k as a ton of money. ( I do agree with you about the coach )
The players — ages 16 to 18 — will be paid $100,000, according to league officials. The league will provide academic support and will fund college tuition for players who don’t pursue a professional career. This from the article.
One has to hope these kids will have legal representation with all the possible false promises. What is the actual academic support and taught by who? What are the school options for the players that don't pursue a pro career? Are they going to get 35 to 50K for four years of tuition to a good school? Or will their so called academic support not be enough to allow them to be accepted at a school their prep school and upper tier D1 school would have.
This entire concept is taking the low road to get to the high road and starting out with a bad driver.
I was just about to post the same thing... It's interesting that the people who decry the college system for taking advantage of kids support a start up league where kids put all their eggs in one basket, don't get a high school diploma and don't get any college education. The majority of these kids won't make the NBA so now they're choosing to be a vagabond who hopefully gets a GED and maybe some contracts in some random European/Latin America/Asian cities? At least they'll have the financial literacy they were taught. This all feels unseemly to me.If this were for age 18-21 I could support it, but there's something very unseemly about luring kids out of school at age 16 to pursue a basketball career.
They should at least get a high school diploma. Yes, I heard the "academic support" line. No, I don't buy it.
With KO as the head coach I don't think we'll need to worry about that...This idea seems destined to fail, but I think all these comments are missing one big factor. If NBA teams find that this league is preparing kids for the NBA better than college, it'll be in their best interest to help it succeed.