Junior Basketball Association

[DaSheed]

LaVar Ball is about to become one of the NCAA’s biggest nightmares soon. All it’s going to take is for one All American to commit to his league and it’ll all fall in place from there.

LaVar Ball has announced the formation of the Junior Basketball Association, a league expressly designed to bypass the NCAA and pay high school prospects up to $10,000 a month. The move would allow talented high schoolers the opportunity to prepare for the NBA without having to go through the choreographed dance that is one-and-done.

All nationally ranked high school seniors, whose main goal is to reach the NBA, will be offered an opportunity to join the JBA, turning pro straight out of high school and bypassing the usual college pit stop,” the JBA said in a statement.

“The JBA league is for basketball players who intend to pursue the sport professionally. With the introduction of the JBA, allowing the NCAA to regulate and control the eligibility status of top basketball prospects will no longer be an issue. There is no need to partake in an institution that claims its purpose is not to help you prepare for your professional career.”

 

[NCAAUCoach]

I hate Lavar Ball, but it is a good idea. The NBA is missing on that opportunity by leveraging the G-League as a more of a positive and minor league to the NBA. It really should be an alternative to college and allow high school players to play. The college one and done rule is lame.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

The idea is good if not new. I just wish someone other than Lavar had suggested it so we could get real information about the league and less about the clown running it! If done properly, it will benefit the, the players, NBA and college bball. If it is just anther way to showcase Don Ball, it will become a cesspit of corruption that helps no one!

 

[MWHeels]

If Lavar's idea proves to work, wouldn't Silver just offer more money for players entering the G League?

 

[TPFKAPFS]

If Silver and the NBA do increase the G-league salaries the end result will be the same. All parties will benefit from a real alternative to college for those who don't want to go!

 

[TarHeelMark]

Does the G league allow players right out of high school? I thought the same rule as NBA applied here as well - one year out of HS.

 

[DSouthr]

2 things, I believe the G-league salaries are increasing, the real advantage for the g-league is that I believe it starts the rookie salary cap clock where as this new league is not likely to be able to see that happen. IMO, it is more the rookie salary cap clock that moves more of these kids to enter the draft sooner than any other real factor.

Second, this alternative league thing has been tried before, there was a attempt at a league, I believe out of Vegas just a couple years ago that was in the works and all the sudden fell off the radar. Not sure I would trust Ball with the ability to form a league and have it flourish, he is full of bravado but not on a scale that would allow for something like this to occur from his leadership IMO. I would think he would be seen as more a negative that positive influence. Seems to me like he is going to try to sell an option to these kids that they already have and maybe even better current options than that would be. They can enter the NBAGDL NOW directly out of high school, that option has been there since the 1&D was put in place.

 

[DSouthr]

Does the G league allow players right out of high school? I thought the same rule as NBA applied here as well - one year out of HS.

The G is what the NBADL has morphed in to and the NBADL did allow kids to enter directly out of high school, I assume that is still in place, they just renamed the DL with sponsorship dollars..

 

[TarHeelMark]

The G is what the NBADL has morphed in to and the NBADL did allow kids to enter directly out of high school, I assume that is still in place, they just renamed the DL with sponsorship dollars..

Ok; thanks. I wasn't sure they could go right out of HS.

The "G" is for Gatorade, I believe. Anyway, there is the Hornets team here in Greensboro area (the Swarm). Marcus plays for them; I need to go check out a few games.

 

[imajericho]

No way his league can be successful. Cists wayyy too much.

 

[dgheel57]

LaVar Ball is about to become one of the NCAA’s biggest nightmares soon. All it’s going to take is for one All American to commit to his league and it’ll all fall in place from there.

LaVar Ball has announced the formation of the Junior Basketball Association, a league expressly designed to bypass the NCAA and pay high school prospects up to $10,000 a month. The move would allow talented high schoolers the opportunity to prepare for the NBA without having to go through the choreographed dance that is one-and-done.

All nationally ranked high school seniors, whose main goal is to reach the NBA, will be offered an opportunity to join the JBA, turning pro straight out of high school and bypassing the usual college pit stop,” the JBA said in a statement.

“The JBA league is for basketball players who intend to pursue the sport professionally. With the introduction of the JBA, allowing the NCAA to regulate and control the eligibility status of top basketball prospects will no longer be an issue. There is no need to partake in an institution that claims its purpose is not to help you prepare for your professional career.”

And every damn one of them will be dumber than dirt,wanna see what lack of education does? Just listen to Labron James talk.

 

[toophly1124]

The "G" is for Gatorade, I believe. Anyway, there is the Hornets team here in Greensboro area (the Swarm). Marcus plays for them; I need to go check out a few games.

Let’s go. First beers on me.






You get the second beer though. I mean I’m not rich.

 

[RHFD]

 

[soap - new and improved]

Dumb idea by an untrustworthy person. Lavar is only trying to benefit Lavar. Will 100% fail IF it ever gets off the ground at all. No intelligent person with money would enter into this with a tool like him..

 

[TPFKAPFS]

i agree in part to the above. Lavar is only out to benefit himself and his kids. The idea isn't dumb though. I think there are several markets like ours that will have plenty of kids that would play in it! If done correctly it could do good things and put pressure on the league to change the stupid 1AD rule!

 

[soap - new and improved]

i agree in part to the above. Lavar is only out to benefit himself and his kids. The idea isn't dumb though. I think there are several markets like ours that will have plenty of kids that would play in it! If done correctly it could do good things and put pressure on the league to change the stupid 1AD rule!

Removing Lavar from the idea - I still don't understand where the money will come from unless it is a charity deal like the WNBA. If the G League with the money power and resources of the NBA behind it doesn't make much (any?) money, how will an upstart league do it? How will the kids get paid?

Admittedly I have not studied G League financials or Lavar's proposal. Perhaps someone can explain to me what role would JBA cover that G League doesn't already and how the kids will get paid.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

Why wouldn't the NBA, shoe companies or game companies or, gasp, major marketing/management companies see a potential in it? I think a combo of sponsorship, advertising, ticket sales, and merchandising could front the bills for such a league. Like all business ideas, timing is just as important as any other aspect in success. I think the time might be finally here for such an alternative.

But all bets are off if it is part of the Big Baller nation!

 

[TarHeaven]

Another thing is where are they going to play at. I don't think it will be easy getting into an arena to play. Theres gonna be a lot of costs in that alone. And who knows what ticket prices will be.

 

[imajericho]

Why wouldn't the NBA, shoe companies or game companies or, gasp, major marketing/management companies see a potential in it? I think a combo of sponsorship, advertising, ticket sales, and merchandising could front the bills for such a league. Like all business ideas, timing is just as important as any other aspect in success. I think the time might be finally here for such an alternative.

But all bets are off if it is part of the Big Baller nation!

He is already limiting it to Big Baller Brand. Why would other shoe companies take a notice in it?

The cost of venues, salaries, combined with a poor product is a death note.

 

[ProfessorOwl]

Not going to work unless they pay WAYYYY more. And ultimately they can't compete with the G-league that does the same thing. Hype and failure, that is all the Balls are good for.

 

[uncboy10]

And every damn one of them will be dumber than dirt,wanna see what lack of education does? Just listen to Labron James talk.

Calling someone uneducated, and misspelling their name in the same poast is not a good look...

 

[soap - new and improved]

Why wouldn't the NBA, shoe companies or game companies or, gasp, major marketing/management companies see a potential in it? I think a combo of sponsorship, advertising, ticket sales, and merchandising could front the bills for such a league. Like all business ideas, timing is just as important as any other aspect in success. I think the time might be finally here for such an alternative.

But all bets are off if it is part of the Big Baller nation!

The NBA already has the G League, I can't see them going into competition against themselves. Ultimately I don't see who is going to watch this. Most of us either have allegiance to college and/or pro teams of our choice and support them as much (more usually) due to the team as due to who suits up for them.

And if enough people don't watch to create real revenue then why would anyone sponsor this?

I don't have a dog in this fight, I am all for most anything that will rid the college game of players that don't really want to go to college. I just cannot see a way this can get going, or last long if it does somehow get off the ground - with Lavar or without him. The USFL didn't last, and I will be shocked beyond belief if this even gets off the ground.

 

[illini-heel]

That kid (name escapes me) that was supposed to go to Zona, but went overseas was supposed to start a trend away from the NCAA too, but that never happened...

 

[Steat]

I'm for it because the NCAA and NBA are not moving fast enough to change the OAD rule. Would be perfect for a player like Bagley at Duke.

 

[UNC&ME]

How much ya paying the coaches..(wannabes from AAU-retired coaches looking for pocket change?)...Ball brothers might spend a few YEARS in that league))..at least until it folds

 

[Tigertown_a_Rick]

This is a good alternative for kids who quit, or flunk out of school, or get caught doing something that they are not suppose to do, like Lavar Ball's son did in China...Those type of kids will now have an option, rather than getting into more trouble and ending up in jail....As for who will support a league of this type, there are lots of wealthy people who started down the wrong track, but made adjustments to their life, and ended up as Millionaires...And those kind of folk, would likely be willing to be a part of something like this...

As for a kid in High School, who has not been in trouble with the law, or is pretty smart, and one who has talent, those kids might want to steer clear of a loose cannon like Lavar Ball and his new league...

What Coach would want to Coach in a league that is led by Lavar Ball is another question because we've already seen how Lavar meddles and complains about coaches in general?

Overall, it's a good concept but letting father Ball be the one that calls the shots, would be disastrous for any new league of any type...

It will be interesting to see what effect this will have with how the NBA and the NCAA manages the one and done rule moving forward....

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

There will have to be a revenue stream.

Which means there will have to be games.

Which means there will have to be teams, coaches, venues and whatever.

The problem with the G league is that they only take a few players. Kids can't just say "I don't want to play in college, give me a position."

So there's room for something like this, but that doesn't mean it will work. I hope it does, but I'm skeptical. And what happens to the kids who forego college and then the new league collapses?

 

[mikeirbyusa]

Don't see how this will fly, but more power to them.