With Duke nation still anxiously awaiting Jabari Parker's decision regarding his NBA future, former Blue Devil Jay Williams spoke on ESPN's Olbermann Tuesday night about the freshman phenom's decision-making process.
Williams said that Parker is "his own kind of individual" and "wants to make his own decision," but ultimately said he "would be shocked if he stayed" because of the way that financial structures work in the NBA. Because of the recent institution of the rookie payscale by the league's new collective bargaining agreement, players are trying to work through their rookie contracts as quickly as possible so they can have as many max contracts during their career as possible. Williams cited Brooklyn Nets start Kevin Garnett, who has made more than $340 million in his NBA career since coming straight out of high school, as an example.
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