Paul told Bazley that the G-League or playing overseas may not be the best option for him.
In order for that to happen, he needed to find someone to help continue to polish his game. Nick is part of The Uncontested Sports, a Thunder and NBA podcast.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Darius Bazley. When it came down to it, Bazley didn't like the idea of de-committing once again and committing with yet another school. Ahead of the start of the games, Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Darius Bazley took to Twitter to name his pick to win it all and it likely isn’t a surprise which school … At that point, he felt his only three options were sticking with Syracuse, going to play overseas, or playing in the G-League. Bazley would go on to be drafted No. “I had a hell of a time over there though. Kevin Hervey #15. Playoffs Game Highs.
Play-by-play data available for the 1996-97 through 2019-20 seasons. Bazley had always wanted to go to Syracuse to play college … Syracuse, N.Y. – Darius Bazley didn’t play at Syracuse University this past season. He is from Owasso, OK and a recent 2017 graduate of Oklahoma State University. 6-8, 195 | Class of 2018 . Using his connections with Rich Paul, after a one-week training session with Shabazz, Bazley decided he wanted to remain in Memphis to continue training. Shot location data available for the 1996-97 through 2019-20 seasons. Terrance Ferguson #23.
A short time later, the agency had another meeting and Bazley started getting interested in this unique route of completely skipping college that they initially had mentioned. During this time, he signed a professional endorsement contract with New Balance.
Since both of them elected to skip college on their paths to the NBA, the topic of their unique routes to the league came up.Ferguson started by asking Bazley how the process played out and why he ultimately decided to not play college ball or go overseas and instead chose to sit out a year to be eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft. Thunder Quick … He spent a year playing professionally in Australia for the“I wish I had Rich going overseas, I was with a different agency as well. As two of the young pieces to build around on an up-and-coming Oklahoma City Thunder team, Bazley and Ferguson both have extremely bright futures in the NBA after taking unique routes to get there.Nick is a contributor at Forbes covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bazley is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against Miami, Heat announcer Mike Inglis reports. The people over there are super dope.
This deal would be structured as an 'internship' which would pay him at minimum $1 million and could reach $14 million if he achieved performance incentives.This was a massive deal for Bazley, who would be getting paid much more than the $125,000 he could have earned in his one season playing in the NBA G-League.
The 20-year-old had 22 points (8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT, 4-5 … Bazley mentioned someone he was working out with in high school contacted an agent saying he needed to come see Bazley play due to his elite talent. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. That’s different. He was a ball boy for the Thunder as a kid. From there, he went out to Cleveland to meet with representatives of this agency and was asked Bazley had always wanted to go to Syracuse to play college ball, but they hadn't offered him early on.
From there, a story came out about that made Bazley seem “all over the place” after committing to Ohio State, then committing to Syracuse, and now was considering going straight to the G-League. Coming into the NBA, Bazley would have the backing of New Balance and would look to prove them right on signing him at just 18 years old.
Darius Bazley #7. On December 19, 2015, he posted 25 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks against Woodward High School. Shot location data available for the 1996-97 through 2019-20 seasons. This route doesn't work for everyone, but it certainly worked for them. Playoffs Totals. Darius Bazley has heard the question. So I turned 18 and probably 15 days later I had to fly to Australia and begin training. Playoffs Advanced. Mike Muscala #33. Ultimately, that is what Bazley decided to do.
During his year of training, Bazley wanted to train with Memphis-based basketball trainer Raheem Shabazz.
Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103. However, tWith everything happening and all of the uncertainty, Bazley stopped working with that agency and went to Rich Paul of Klutch Sports who had the unique idea of sitting out for a year, which Bazley had not even considered. He was ruled ineligible for the first half of his freshman season. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 07: Terrance Ferguson #23 and Darius Bazley #7 of the Oklahoma City While NBA basketball is still on pause, Darius Bazley and Terrance Ferguson of the Oklahoma City Thunder went on Instagram Live to video chat and catch up. Playoffs Per 36 Minutes.