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posted 07-31-2014 06:59 PM
A lot of things will change in recruiting if he has a good experience in China and comes back next season and signs a NBA contract.
The talk of the college basketball recruiting circuit this summer centered around a prospect who wasn't headed to college.
Emmanuel Mudiay, a top-five guard in the class of 2014 out of Dallas, was once signed for SMU and hall of fame coach Larry Brown. Instead he opted to turn pro, some say because of finances, many others say because of eligibility concerns.
The reason didn't matter. What did were the terms of the deal he signed and who he signed it with: a $1.275 million contract to play a single 30-35 game season for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
That's $1.275 million, mostly tax-free, for five months of work. Moreover, the season ends in March, allowing him plenty of time to prep for next June's NBA draft. It's a lot more than tuition, room and board offered by SMU and more than enough to spin heads all over the recruiting trail.
"I think the new snack money will convince kids to go to school," joked Louisville coach Rick Pitino as he watched the AAU Nationals here earlier this month, referencing the NCAA initiative to provide unlimited food to players.
"We've got free Power Bars," he continued.
If future high school players make plans based solely on the bottom line, then Mudiay would turn out to be a trailblazer, because in terms of dollars this is a mismatch.
In the United States, much of the focus is on whether Mudiay has a positive experience and returns as a lottery pick, with a lot of money already earned.
"I think a lot of people will take inventory on this," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "How does it go for Mudiay? If it goes well and he has success over there and he's a top-10 pick, some other people may look at it. I think it will cause a ripple effect if he has a lot of success."
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