Amateur: Embiid strongly considering not entering the draft?

[baseline bum]

Except that if he really doesn't need the money (maybe his father is really rich like $100M+), it doesn't matter that much. He could just as easily blow his knee out and lose his career in the NBA. Sure, he would have that guaranteed rookie contract but for some really rich people, a few extra million isn't all that much. Marginal value of money and all that.

Now if his family was anything less that really rich I agree, take the money.

His father is an officer in their military, and probably has a comfortable upper middle class lifestyle, but I don't know where this talk about his family being rich comes from. But yeah, Embiid would be a moron to forego millions of dollars all for the chance to play weaker compe ion. In the absolute worst case as a #1 pick he still walks away with $6 million or so after taxes if he blows out his knee in his first NBA game. But should he pan out into a star he gets to that $15 million a year contract one year earlier, thus greatly increasing his career earnings.

[AchillesHeel]

Wiggins and Parker should stay in college, too , that will teach them tankers.

[313]

I don't see why more players don't stay all four years tbh sure you could blow your knee put, but you'll be waay more polished and prepared for the NBA after four years of collegiate coaching. Look at Duncan (or lillard for more recent example). Plus, you have a degree if things don't work out.

[Rogue]

His father is an officer in their military, and probably has a comfortable upper middle class lifestyle, but I don't know where this talk about his family being rich comes from. But yeah, Embiid would be a moron to forego millions of dollars all for the chance to play weaker compe ion. In the absolute worst case as a #1 pick he still walks away with $6 million or so after taxes if he blows out his knee in his first NBA game. But should he pan out into a star he gets to that $15 million a year contract one year earlier, thus greatly increasing his career earnings.

Maybe "an officer in the Cameroonian military" is just a humble alternative appellation to "war lord"?

[daslicer]

I don't see why more players don't stay all four years tbh sure you could blow your knee put, but you'll be waay more polished and prepared for the NBA after four years of collegiate coaching. Look at Duncan (or lillard for more recent example). Plus, you have a degree if things don't work out.

Most degrees don't mean anymore unless they are in accounting/finance, engineering,medical field. I doubt most of these guys will get degrees in those fields so that point is mute.

[DMC]

I don't see why more players don't stay all four years tbh sure you could blow your knee put, but you'll be waay more polished and prepared for the NBA after four years of collegiate coaching. Look at Duncan (or lillard for more recent example). Plus, you have a degree if things don't work out.

Have you ever seen "He Got Game"? Most of these guys have a whole projects full of needy mouths to feed, uncles to pay, dads in prison.. They need money now. They don't need no education.. for what? I mean, the only reason to polish the game is to become NBA material. , if you're in the draft lottery, you're NBA material. You're going to get paid. That degree in radio and television can wait.

[313]

Have you ever seen "He Got Game"? Most of these guys have a whole projects full of needy mouths to feed, uncles to pay, dads in prison.. They need money now. They don't need no education.. for what? I mean, the only reason to polish the game is to become NBA material. , if you're in the draft lottery, you're NBA material. You're going to get paid. That degree in radio and television can wait.

lol

[313]

Most degrees don't mean anymore unless they are in accounting/finance, engineering,medical field. I doubt most of these guys will get degrees in those fields so that point is mute.

Mute? Moot*

true, but I'd feel safer with a degree, especially if it's free, than to be without it. Not every player gets to be an ESPN "analyst" when their career is over. A guy that goes to my Church played in the NFL and tore his ACL or something. He wasn't able to play again, but he had a degree that helped him get a job(forgot his exact profession but it's not a gym teacher so he must have majored in something useful)

[DMC]

I'd take a million dollars over any degree any day. Make that several million and it's no contest. I can always pay for college with that much money, but I cannot make that much money with just a college degree.

The whole point of "get your degree now" is because it's a free ride with the scholarship. So what? That's what, a hundred K or a little more? That's like the local supermarket endorsement check.

[POPownsJackson]

Smart choice