In last year’s season preview, I wrote a chapter talking about how the G League is changing the math on who decides to declare for the draft. This year, we saw the first major D-I recruit opt to skip college and enter the G League in Darius Bazley. Originally a Syracuse commit, the McDonald’s All-American & 5-star forward decided it was a better use of his time to start earning money playing pro ball than to spend a year at Syracuse ostensibly playing for free. Bazley is definitely the first 5-star recruit to go this route - though it appears he’s now skipping the G League and practicing on his own in preparation for the 2019 NBA draft - but he may not be the last.
Pro Leagues Comin’
