NBPA executive director Michele Roberts is doing her due diligence in helping provide a better platform for prep players who wish to forego college and allow them to be placed in a professional environment prior to the draft within the G League.

The number of available slots for these players is a concern, Roberts told Yahoo Sports' Vincent Goodwill. 

“I don’t know how many slots we’re talking about [for elite G League players with special contracts], I don’t know what additional conditions are attached to it,” Roberts said. “This is not something we’ve [the NBPA] negotiated. [The prospects] are not members of the union. I have more questions about that contract. The six figures will get some guys’ attention.”

Roberts knows it will not be an easy task to get these players to give up “these practice facilities and arenas these Division I players have access to.” She admitted that if she “had to bet … kids would still go to a Division 1 school.”

However, Roberts did state that in the near future, the G League could become the preferred option once they develop a more appealing landscape for these players. While she believes the G League has already “improved dramatically,” she knows the choice will be a tough one, considering what players would have to sacrifice by not going to a Division I school.

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Roberts admits the six-figure contract of $125,000 could be something that sways some of these prep players to join the G League. In addition, once the player is in the league, they are already under the scope of the NBA, which allows them to be evaluated on a closer level.

Roberts also gave her opinion on if she believes these players should be paid in college.

“Do I think [college players] should be paid? Absolutely, they should be paid. No question in my mind. Nothing I can do about it.”

Roberts added that if college players were paid it would not “kill the game” as some basketball enthusiasts like to state. She does not know exactly when to expect the implementation of this plan, but she does know it will happen.