NBA Prospect Skips College and Takes a Million Dollar Internship

Darius Bazley is a top prospect in basketball and originally committed to Syracuse University. He then took back his commitment and announced he would be joining the NBA’s developmental “G League”. But soon, another twist would happen when he signed with agent Rich Paul and got an “internship” with New Balance that will pay him $1 million “no matter what happens” with his NBA career and can pay up to $14 million if he reaches all performance incentives. Every time a young athlete makes money an NCAA executive sheds a tear.

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