Rachel Nichols, Richard Jefferson and Paul Pierce react to Daishen Nix decommiting from UCLA to join the NBA G League pathway program and discuss how much pressure the G League is placing on the NCAA for athletes. (3:13) The crew then discusses the New York Knicks keeping general manager Scotty Perry.
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Dayco Guy
April 29, 2020 at 5:26 pm
Woah even if you do not make it, they will still help pay for school, thats a deal I’ll take any day.
keef davis
April 29, 2020 at 11:20 pm
It’s not a good deal when the player is pro-bound.
18 yr old Americans can go to Australia as an option.
Jamal Peoples
April 30, 2020 at 1:09 am
@keef davis you must not know what is made in Australia. It’s 4 or5 times the amount in the in the Gleague. Plus you get a college fund. How is that not a good deal. You sound like an idiot.
Marcellis Yale
April 29, 2020 at 5:34 pm
Paul and rj whack fr
Marcellis Yale
April 29, 2020 at 5:34 pm
Tired of seeing them
Tracy Sharp
April 29, 2020 at 5:39 pm
I have watched the NCAA take advantage of these college kids for years with there bull s*** rules designed to control these young athletes and to make money off of them without giving the kids a penny!I’m glad that they’re sending a loud and clear message to the NCAA!
Smiles 76
April 29, 2020 at 5:45 pm
High school players used to be able to come directly to the NBA. College basketball didn’t suffer but the NBA did. That’s why they changed the rule. This is not putting any pressure on the NCAA. In fact, the games and rivalries were better with players staying 3-4 years as opposed to one and done’s.
Jan Nelle
April 29, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Duh
Easyy KinggGaming
April 29, 2020 at 5:50 pm
Only thing the Knicks need is a new Owner
John selyo
April 29, 2020 at 5:51 pm
Cherry pick rule
Kafala
April 29, 2020 at 5:53 pm
The NCAA is modern day Slavery. 4 years a slave.
Brandon
April 30, 2020 at 12:32 am
Kafala they only have to star for a year…
B U
April 29, 2020 at 5:53 pm
Enough NCAA. Universities are for education. Let athletes take their own path.
Justin Walker
April 29, 2020 at 6:07 pm
Oh how I hate so much when they always say these college students are kids when they want to scold them or tell them what they want them to do but when they get in trouble or they say something out of line that they don’t like you have to treat them like adults because it’s the opposite of what you want them doing no longer kids now sounds kind of funny doesn’t it. 💤💤💤
J P
April 29, 2020 at 6:19 pm
Go to NCAA and get nothing. Go to gleague get paid and if you’re a bust you have some money to go to college later without the distraction of basketball
ObeyRoastMan
April 29, 2020 at 6:29 pm
J P genius
Mike Johnson
April 29, 2020 at 10:26 pm
I like ncaa football better anyways
James
April 30, 2020 at 12:41 pm
The new G League program includes a 4 year scholarship after a three year period. So the players don’t even have to use their own money for school
Tom Steigerwald
April 29, 2020 at 6:21 pm
Relegation*** smh
El Chino
April 29, 2020 at 6:32 pm
ESPN forgets about Jalen lecque of the phx suns who last year declared for the draft after coming out of high school. Then he pulled out of the draft and suns gave him a contract to play with the g league
Jay
April 29, 2020 at 9:32 pm
He was draft eligible due to his age and prep schooling. Anfernee Simons did that too. That’s not a new route.
Jay
April 29, 2020 at 9:29 pm
Why are they still calling it the D League?
malik gilmore
April 29, 2020 at 10:24 pm
Cause those players are still developing
Z&N F & S & J
April 30, 2020 at 3:29 am
I think Pierce misspoke. It was the D League when he was in the NBA
Dan McGee
April 29, 2020 at 9:36 pm
I’m totally ok with this, I will take college students showing an interest in completing degrees over 5 star one and dones any day. A win-win situation, good for the G league, good for the NCAA. It’s not like the NBA pays the NCAA, they do not. The hype over NBA scouting is not the major draw of college fans, winning teams attract fans.
Brandon
April 30, 2020 at 12:31 am
Who says this 18 year old are ready to face grown men in the g league lmao???
KillaBlackSheep
April 30, 2020 at 1:31 am
Lamelo Ball: Look at this, this is us! We started this, this wasnt here before we got here!
Jeff
April 30, 2020 at 4:22 am
LOL the Gatorade League; I guess Adam Silver didn’t want to subsidize TWO leagues so he sold the name to Gatorade and now its called the G League to sound more ghetto. Whats next? Selling the NBA name to Nike. Might as well.
HTHAMMACK1
April 30, 2020 at 6:36 am
The g league is a dead league that nobody cares about and nobody watches. The NBA is not going to waste millions on a league that nobody watches. It’s called return on investment. There is none with the g league.
C
April 30, 2020 at 9:39 am
Lavar’s JBL failed so the G- League could jump
Tevin Brown
April 30, 2020 at 10:23 am
Stop it!!! The summer league dont even be jumping like that u think we would watch the g league for one of top players nigha I got YouTube highlights for that! My favorite players who left NCAA went to the g league and I’m not watching them I’m still watching my team doe! Just like everybody else! You cant gamble no money on the g league either? But u can bet big against Kansas vs Duke! NCAA ain’t worried!!
Book of shadows contributor Brian
April 30, 2020 at 1:13 pm
89th comment 🤒🤕😴
Tadi Tadiwanashe
April 30, 2020 at 6:38 pm
The NCAA is so smart
June T.
April 30, 2020 at 10:06 pm
Smart