[Charania] High-schooler London Johnson is bypassing college (UNC, Virginia, Alabama) and signing a two-year contract with the NBA G League Ignite. Sources say the seven-figure deal for Johnson, the 18-year-old Charlotte native, is the largest Ignite salary to date
High-schooler London Johnson is bypassing college (UNC, Virginia, Alabama) and signing a two-year contract with the NBA G League Ignite. Sources say the seven-figure deal for Johnson, the 18-year-old Charlotte native, is the largest Ignite salary to date: https://t.co/BS6OhXt1mw
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 3, 2022
by ReturnOfAKidNamedTae
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Why a 2-year deal? He’ll be eligible for the draft in a year.
Wise man
7 figure deal to play in the freaking G League lmao
how much money he gets tho
With NIL this isn’t as necessary as it use to be. However can’t fault a guy for his own choice.
Is he gonna play in the games against Wembanyama this week?
Edit: yes he is
https://twitter.com/marcjspears/status/1576970058542481408?s=46&t=Vmf5PBXYDYzaGWGi0NRllQ
NIL has to be fucking killing the G-League if they’re going out and offering the #56th ranked guy in his high school class 7 figures.
If all the best high school graduates automatically just go to Ignite, wouldn’t they just dominate the G-League every year? Why don’t they go through the G-League draft to make it more fair?
With NIL can’t he get paid that well in college?