Gavriel and Torrence link back up at the onset of March Madness to breakdown and examine which specific path provides the best route for the top blue-chip recruits across the country and beyond on the latest episode of Second Chance Points to become one of the top 450 players in the world at the NBA level someday, as the two friends discuss what makes having programs such as the NBA G League and Overtime Elite (OTE) an invaluable alternative to the NCAA for guys who aspire to live out their ultimate hoop dreams (0:48).
On top of assessing the pros and cons of life in the G League (07:58) and OTE (19:45), before suddenly deciding to share their thoughts on how certain organizations in the world of sports, can often times be utilized to directly funnel players to specific advisors or agents who may not always seek to operate in good faith or provide tomorrow's stars with sound advice as it pertains to handling legal matters, money and business endeavors over the course of their career. In addition to why it's essential for players to have to great infrastructure within their inner circle in the effort to not get caught up in the system many athletes of past have fallen prey to (29:02).
While also pondering on whether name, image and likeness (NIL) at the NCAA level in college hoops will be enough to inspire five-star talent to stay in school awhile longer before deciding to take their talents to the pro ranks (35:02). In addition to how certain one-and-done stars may have been perceived differently in he event they decided to stick around on campus for a few more years (44:00), prior to closing things out by sharing what advice they would give a player when it comes to deciding the better pathway to go down prior to joining The Association and which paths they would take if they were in their shoes (53:26).
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