NBA prospect Jalen Green explains choosing G League over Division 1 basketball
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NBA prospect Jalen Green explains choosing G League over Division 1 basketball
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 17, 2020 07:12 PM PHT
US-based Filipino combo guard Jalen Green is excited to be taking an unusual path to the NBA, going straight to the NBA G League.
US-based Filipino combo guard Jalen Green is excited to be taking an unusual path to the NBA, going straight to the NBA G League.
"It's exciting. My family's excited, I'm excited," Green said in an interview with ANC's Migs Bustos Friday. "I think it's really a great path for me. I always wanted to be different."
"It's exciting. My family's excited, I'm excited," Green said in an interview with ANC's Migs Bustos Friday. "I think it's really a great path for me. I always wanted to be different."
Joining the G league this soon meant skipping the opportunity to play Division 1 basketball, the traditional route top NBA prospects take, a decision he announced Thursday.
Joining the G league this soon meant skipping the opportunity to play Division 1 basketball, the traditional route top NBA prospects take, a decision he announced Thursday.
"I think it would be better for my long term goal, better for my development and professional success. The NBA G League will give me the best opportunity for development as an NBA player," Green said.
"I think it would be better for my long term goal, better for my development and professional success. The NBA G League will give me the best opportunity for development as an NBA player," Green said.
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The 18-year-old, whose mother traces her roots to Ilocos Sur, is ranked No. 3 overall by the 247Sports Composite. He is also the nation's No. 2 combo guard and the No. 2 player in the state of California, per the index.
The 18-year-old, whose mother traces her roots to Ilocos Sur, is ranked No. 3 overall by the 247Sports Composite. He is also the nation's No. 2 combo guard and the No. 2 player in the state of California, per the index.
Following a season in the G League, Green would be eligible for the 2021 NBA Draft.
Following a season in the G League, Green would be eligible for the 2021 NBA Draft.
"I worked a lot since my 6th to 8th grade year, it kept going. I was in the gym, never satisfied still in the grind," Green said.
"I worked a lot since my 6th to 8th grade year, it kept going. I was in the gym, never satisfied still in the grind," Green said.
Aside from improving his game, Green hopes he would be able to elevate his leadership skills through the G League, too.
Aside from improving his game, Green hopes he would be able to elevate his leadership skills through the G League, too.
Green currently busies himself maintaining his fitness while waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to die down.
Green currently busies himself maintaining his fitness while waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to die down.
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"I still work outside, running, push ups, pull ups. As of now, no court. I do stretching, getting stronger," he said.
"I still work outside, running, push ups, pull ups. As of now, no court. I do stretching, getting stronger," he said.
"The most important thing for now is getting stronger, better in training, nutrition."
"The most important thing for now is getting stronger, better in training, nutrition."
The reshaped G League program will group elite prospects on one team and pay them each at least $500,000, while serving as a one-year development program before they are eligible to enter the NBA draft.
The reshaped G League program will group elite prospects on one team and pay them each at least $500,000, while serving as a one-year development program before they are eligible to enter the NBA draft.
Per ESPN, the program was bolstered after urging from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who wanted the G League to interest players that might try to play professionally in Australia, as LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton did this year. -- With a report from Reuters
Per ESPN, the program was bolstered after urging from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who wanted the G League to interest players that might try to play professionally in Australia, as LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton did this year. -- With a report from Reuters
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