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How NIL Money Is Reshaping the NBA Draft: Fewer Early Entrants, More College Stars Staying Put
- This year's NBA Draft starts Wednesday night with the fewest early entrants in at least 10 years, totaling 82 players mostly from American colleges.
- The reduction in early entrants stems from the 2021 implementation of NIL, which allows college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness, changing the college compensation landscape.
- Many college players now weigh their options more carefully, often choosing to stay in school where NIL earnings can match or exceed lower-tier NBA salaries or G League contracts, reducing draft declarations.
- Detroit Pistons president Trajan Langdon noted NIL packages reaching up to $3 to $6 million, while Duke coach Jon Scheyer called athlete compensation a legitimate game-changer that lets players decide what's best for their game.
- The July 1 start of direct athlete payments following a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement signals further evolution in college sports, suggesting NIL's impact will continue to reshape the NBA draft pool and college athletics.
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NBA Draft Prospects Give Varying Opinions Of NIL Effect On College Basketball
NEW YORK, NY – NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) has completely changed the landscape of college sports since it was implanted in 2021. Suddenly, college athletes – long considered amateurs incapable of receiving money for their play – could cash in on their athletics success. And while it's great for individual players, many believe it has a detrimental effect on college sports as a whole. OutKick set out to see what NBA Draft prospects thought ab…
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
OC RegisterNBA draft: How college NIL money is reshaping the landscape
The ability of college athletes to cash in on their fame has led to fewer players jumping to the NBA early, and this week’s draft begins days before the start of revenue sharing for schools to pay athletes directly.
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How NIL money is reshaping the NBA draft: Fewer early entrants, more college stars staying put
The ability of college athletes to cash in on their collegiate fame has led to fewer players jumping early to the NBA draft.
NIL money reshaping NBA draft; fewer early entrants, more college stars staying put
The ability of college athletes to cash in on their collegiate fame has led to fewer players jumping early to the NBA draft. Eighty-two players appeared on the list of early entrants primarily from American colleges along with other teams.
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