Rivals High - Jeremy Tyler signs with Maccabi Haifa
What do you guys think of this? I've heard folks who think these types of decisions are bad, but I disagree. In sports like tennis and figure skating, many girls and boys become professional before they're even 18 years old.
In this guy's case, he's a legal adult (18) and he'd become "bored" because he was flat-out too good for his high school competition. His plan is to play for a year or two overseas, then return for the NBA Draft.
Obviously, obtaining a high school diploma and/or college degree is a good thing and in an ideal world, everyone would do it. In these special cases (guy is obviously going to play ball for a living) I think this move is fine. If any other HS dropout were to apply for a job to make a living, it wouldn't be a story. At least this guy has a future and will be getting paid handsomely.
What do you guys think of this? I've heard folks who think these types of decisions are bad, but I disagree. In sports like tennis and figure skating, many girls and boys become professional before they're even 18 years old.
In this guy's case, he's a legal adult (18) and he'd become "bored" because he was flat-out too good for his high school competition. His plan is to play for a year or two overseas, then return for the NBA Draft.
Obviously, obtaining a high school diploma and/or college degree is a good thing and in an ideal world, everyone would do it. In these special cases (guy is obviously going to play ball for a living) I think this move is fine. If any other HS dropout were to apply for a job to make a living, it wouldn't be a story. At least this guy has a future and will be getting paid handsomely.