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Top prospect follows money to NBA's G-League

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/04/29/nix.jpg"/><figcaption>Daishen Nix will join Jalen Green in the NBA G League. Photo courtesy of Nix on Instagram (@djdaishen)</figcaption></figure></div>LOS ANGELES -- Highly rated point guard Daishen Nix has backed out of an agreement to play college basketball at UCLA, choosing a place in the NBA&#x27;s development G League instead, it was confirmed on Tuesday.The G-League announced in a statement that Nevada high school senior Nix had followed the example set by star prospects Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd in opting to join the league&#x27;s pathway program.All three players are set to play on the G-League&#x27;s select team, where they will command six-figure salaries while training and playing alongside NBA veterans.Nix, 18, is reportedly set to earn $300,000 (277,089 euros) for his one-year contract. Green is reported to be earning $500,000 for his deal.Those kinds of numbers contrast sharply with college basketball, where athletes&#x27; earning power is strictly limited by the governing NCAA.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2020/04/28/fiba-freezes-3x3-world-rankings-munzon-still-top-pinoy-67871">READ: FIBA freezes 3x3 world rankings; Munzon remains top Pinoy player</a></li></ul>&quot;I think it was the right thing for me because it was a family thing and a myself thing,&quot; Nix told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday.&quot;Playing in G League is basically getting me ready for the NBA Draft. It&#x27;s just one step below the NBA.&quot;The salaries now on offer to top prospects such as Nix, Green and Todd also act as a deterrent to overseas leagues looking to poach high school talent.Players on the G League select team will be mentored by professional NBA coaches and players and will play exhibition games against G League teams.Multiple reports have said the team could be based at the late Kobe Bryant&#x27;s Mamba Sports Academy at Thousand Oaks, outside Los Angeles for the upcoming 2020-2021 seasons.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).

Highly rated point guard Daishen Nix has backed out of an agreement to play college basketball at UCLA, choosing a place in the NBA's development G League instead, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

Highly rated point guard Daishen Nix has backed out of an agreement to play college basketball at UCLA, choosing a place in the NBA's development G League instead, it was confirmed on Tuesday.