Amari Bailey, who has appeared in 10 NBA games, has hired an agent and lawyer to try to regain eligibility.
And so it begins: NBA player set to sue for return to college
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Right, the guy from Alabama, of course, is arguing he never actually played in an NBA game so thus he wasn’t a professional.
This guy actually played in 10 NBA games. A great and lengthy pro career? No. But still a professional career.
I have no doubt he will win, which will totally break down the barriers for professional players coming back to college. Admittedly, like most around here, I thought this is something that would eventually happen, but I saw it as something more like a couple or a few years down the road. Not weeks.
I read where the guy from Alabama got the injunction to play, and then its been extended because the weather kept some of the people from making it to court. (But he can still make it to games)
I dont like the idea that the Alabama guy wasn't a professional. Wasn't he paid to play in the developmental league? Just at a lower rate?
Yes, of course. But they’re gonna argue since he never actually played in the NBA he’s still an amateur. Like you, I don’t buy it.
And of course there’s the reality that guys in college get paid to play now, so what really is the difference between amateur and pro?
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I think the only hope is that the kids getting paid today are for NIL, and not officially paid to play. Fine line and we can let lawyers debate that.
Imho, this is lile a guy who doesnt make the NFL, playing in Canada, and then claiming he was never pro. Lower level pros is still pros.