A few months ago I wrote about the interesting experiment of hoops star Brandon Jennings spurning NCAA hoops in favour of playing pro basketball and earning $1.2M in salary and endorsements; well now Jeremy Tyler is following suit.
According to a NY Times story: "Jeremy Tyler, a 6-foot-11 high school junior whom some consider the best American big man since Greg Oden, says he will be taking a new path to the N.B.A. He has left San Diego High School and said this week that he would skip his senior year to play professionally in Europe."
Tyler's case differs slightly from Jennings' in that Jennings graduated high school first before flying overseas whereas Tyler is just leaving High School early.
How does Tyler justify the decision?
“Nowadays people look to college for more off-the-court stuff versus being in the gym and getting better,” Tyler said. “If you’re really focused on getting better, you go play pro somewhere. Pro guys will get you way better than playing against college guys.”
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