It’s official: 18-year-old American phenom Jeremy Tyler has washed out with Israeli club Maccabi Haifa but will stay in Europe next season to further his career and heighten his currently well-low standing on 2011 NBA Draft boards.
Tyler, as you may recall (funny how the early hype machine mysteriously went really silent for a long time there), was the prospective senior-year high school student in San Diego forewent his final year of schooling to pay professional ball in Europe. With some assistance from Sonny Vaccaro, he who helped orchestrate Brandon Jennings’ stint with Lottomatica Roma, Tyler managed to score a one-year, $140,000 deal from BSL team Maccabi Haifa.
The going was rough early, though Tyler reportedly showed some improvement in attitude and game as the season went on. His peak performance was probably a late November game against Barak Netanya in which he went for five points, four rebounds and one block in 12 minutes of playing time.
The situation seems to have degenerated thereafter, with Tyler last recording court time in February. After a string of DNPs, team officials reportedly “asked Jeremy to find another team” last week.
Draft Express ran a series of tweets quoting one of Tyler’s representatives, who explained that the baller is on a “two-year plan with an eye on the bigger picture: the NBA draft and preparing him for that.” He insisted that Tyler “grew a lot as the season moved on” and that last year he “had a Euroleague offer,” possibly from Union Olimpija. Finally, Tyler will be staying in Europe for 2010-11 rather than jump to the NBA D-League because his agent “prefer[s] the European development model over the D-League in terms of practice time, support system, nutrition, etc.”
Another agent of Tyler’s (sheesh, barely a minor and with so much legal representation!), Mahktar N’diaye, also naturally tried to put a positive spin on things in an online interview, stating that the ups and downs Tyler has experienced will make him “a better player and a better person.”
Stay tuned for part two of the Jeremy Tyler Experiment; for his sake, let’s hope the sequel turns out a bit better than the original.
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Tags: 2011 NBA Draft, Barak Netanya, Brandon Jennings, BSL, D league, Israel, Jeremy Tyler, Lottomatica Roma, Maccabi Haifa, Mahktar N’diaye, NBA, San Diego High School, Sonny Vaccaro, Union Olimpija
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I’m rooting for this kid. I think it’s so cool that he decided to go the non-traditional route. I’d rather be making 6 figures than going to class, that’s for sure! Sure, he might have messed up a little, had a bad attitude, who didn’t have a bad attitude when they were 18? He will get it together and be a force in the association, I hope.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978115824\
read the article today from the above link. It puts a way worse spin on things. I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is it kind of changes my opinion on the kid.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978115824\
read the article today from the above link. It puts a way worse spin on things. I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is it kind of changes my opinion on the kid.
Well, the Associated Press doesn’t really put a nice spin on things, but neither Tyler nor any really close personal associates were quoted for the piece, so i’ll wait a few more days until Tyler himself makes a statement (?) to take a definitive side yet.
The bit of the story that’s getting played down is Vaccaro’s end quote:
“He wasn’t playing. He was on the inactive roster. He just didn’t want to stay anymore. Apparently they worked out an agreement and he’ll forfeit the rest of his salary. He’ll come home and get ready to work out for teams in Europe for next season.”
Truth is, the kid was younger than Kobe, King James or K.G. when they entered the NBA as both spring chickens and this-close-to-superstars or even Brandon Jennings when he went to Roma. He may yet pull out of this tailspin, but what a weird story it’ll make if he never plays NBA ball: “Kid could have been another Jordan” rhetoric plus the “he threw it all away” line. This time, though, the baller wastes his life not on cocaine or gangbanging, but rather on chasing the illusion of fame and promise of big money…
Thanks for reading!
Cheers,
Os.
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