After LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball left school for different reasons, many wondered what the next step was. Ultimately, the Ball brothers signed with Prienai Birstonas Vytautus in Lithuania.
As the Ball brothers are headed to Lithuania, their father, LaVar Ball, announced he is launching Junior Basketball Association according to Darren Rovell of ESPN:
LaVar Ball said Wednesday that he's launching a basketball league for nationally-ranked players who have graduated from high school but don't want to go to college.
For nationally-ranked high school players who do not want to attend college, Ball says the league is fully funded by Big Baller Brand and will range from $3,000 to $10,000 per month in salary:
Ball's Junior Basketball Association, which he says is fully funded by his Big Baller Brand, plans to pay the lowest-ranked player a salary of $3,000 a month and the best player $10,000 a month, Ball said. Ball is looking for 80 players to fill 10 teams that will seek to play at NBA arenas in Los Angeles, Dallas, Brooklyn and Atlanta.
While it remains to be seen how this will impact college basketball, Ball admits there is a lot of work that needs to be done. As is the case for the past year or so, Ball's name will continue to dominate the headlines heading into 2018.
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