Becoming A Basketball Player

Decent Essays
Joshua Hernandez
What schooling does it take or not take?
To become a basketball player you don’t need any schooling you can get drafted from high school only if your that good it can be both some players don’t get picked till they are in college and they have to be passing they’re classes. Schooling to become a basketball player is not very important. How much do basketball players make?

Basketball players can make up 2. Million dollars it depends if your well known or just the contract you signed. Rookie players make $490,180 a year a veteran player can make up 1.4 million dollars. Why becoming a basketball player is interesting?

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