WATCH: Would Romeo Langford’s success in the NBA have come sooner had he stayed in school longer?
Was former Boston Celtics No. 14 overall pick Romeo Langford not ready for the NBA? Should he have stayed in college longer, and if there had been the means to make money off of a player’s likeness as one can with the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rule changes recently instituted at the NCAA level?
Recent changes to the landscape of the various paths to get into the NBA have shaken up the status quo, and players like Langford coming up now have more options to get to the pros without necessarily rushing the process to the prospects’ financial detriment.
In a recent episode of the CLNS Media podcast “The A-List,” hosts Gary Washburn, Kwani A. Lunis and A. Sherrod Blakely debated the pros and cons of such changes, and whether they would have helped a player like Langford succeed faster upon ascending to the NBA.
Watch the clip embedded above to hear their respective takes on this issue!
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