Boston Celtics GM Says NIL Has Changed the NBA Draft

As the world of the NBA prepares for the start of the draft on Wednesday, they must account for the impact made by the emergence of NIL in college athletics. In a pre-draft press conference, Boston Celtics President and GM Brad Stevens spoke on how NIL has changed the event. "Now I do think that as you get later on into the second round, I don't think this is going to change anytime soon, the advancement of NIL and how out of control that's gotten has really impacted the late 40s and 50s and post draft and all that type of stuff," said Stevens. The minimum salary for a rookie in the NBA is $1.1 million while two-way players that split time in the G League will make around $560,000. It's not surprising that NIL could keep some good players around at that price tag. "There are a lot of people that went back that probably would be in that mix, but they just got huge paydays. They got more than two-ways," said the GM. "So that's kind of the world that we're living in now a little bit. I think that will be where