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Grindhouse Grizzlies are better than this overachieving team. I don’t think it’s close either.
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Grindhouse Grizzlies are better than this overachieving team. I don’t think it’s close either.
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Economic standing overall as a population has not improved, now if you're talking about for these specific prospects than yes, for example Dajuan Wagner played for Camden High and actually lived there growing up, he has his son DJ Wagner playing at Camden High still but due to the money Dajuan made from his NBA career although cut short they live in a nice big house not in Camden. Similar situation with Jabari Smith Jr. due to Jabari Smith Sr. nba career etc.
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Black household income is rising across the United States
The distribution of income in America is the most uneven it’s been since 1967. Yet the median income for Black households reached its highest peak ever in 2018.
www.brookings.edu
INCOME - BlackDemographics.com
African American Income Median weekly earnings by age Black All Races 16 to 24 years – boys/men $648 $714 16 to 24 years – girls/women $657 $672 25 to 54 years – Men $1,014 $1,247 25 to 54 years – Women $895 $1,055 55 years and over – Men $1,128Continue Reading
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Again this is progress. But like I said, poverty isn’t stopping an nba talent from becoming an nba player.
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NBA Players Less Likely to Come From Poor Backgrounds, Study Says
Does one's background factor into athletic success?
The Mag: Importance of an athlete's background
Peter Keating explains why new stats suggest that an athlete's socioeconomic background affects his chances of making the NBA.
Deadspin | Surprise: Being Poor Makes It Much Harder To Get To The NBA
Deadspin | Surprise: Being Poor Makes It Much Harder To Get To The NBA
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Opinion | In the N.B.A., ZIP Code Matters (Published 2013)
On average, black players are born in nicer neighborhoods than other black men.
If You Want to Be in the NBA It Helps to Grow Up Rich
LeBron James was right, then, when he said: "I'm LeBron James. From Akron, Ohio. From the inner city. I am not even supposed to be here."
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he triggered. Imagine calling yourself that. Puny God.
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Black household income is rising across the United States
The distribution of income in America is the most uneven it’s been since 1967. Yet the median income for Black households reached its highest peak ever in 2018.
INCOME - BlackDemographics.com
African American Income Median weekly earnings by age Black All Races 16 to 24 years – boys/men $648 $714 16 to 24 years – girls/women $657 $672 25 to 54 years – Men $1,014 $1,247 25 to 54 years – Women $895 $1,055 55 years and over – Men $1,128Continue Reading
Again this is progress. But like I said, poverty isn’t stopping an nba talent from becoming an nba player.
No not saying it'll stop but a higher economic barrier of entry will lower the clip of kids coming from those backgrounds making it to the top
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It’s a low barrier of entry to the NBA in general. And even Bron’s story of poverty isn’t even like that to a certain point. People took him when they realized his mom was struggling. Largely because he had extreme talent. Which is why I’m saying poverty isn’t the basketball issue it used to because people see the $ in grassroots sports.
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KD ain’t even good at s*** talking
Bruh, nobody told you to join Golden State
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The last link where it talks about Bron not supposed to be here was always just an ad to me.NBA Players Less Likely to Come From Poor Backgrounds, Study Says
Does one's background factor into athletic success?www.blackenterprise.com
The Mag: Importance of an athlete's background
Peter Keating explains why new stats suggest that an athlete's socioeconomic background affects his chances of making the NBA.www.espn.com
Deadspin | Surprise: Being Poor Makes It Much Harder To Get To The NBA
Deadspin | Surprise: Being Poor Makes It Much Harder To Get To The NBA
Opinion | In the N.B.A., ZIP Code Matters (Published 2013)
On average, black players are born in nicer neighborhoods than other black men.www.nytimes.com
If You Want to Be in the NBA It Helps to Grow Up Rich
LeBron James was right, then, when he said: "I'm LeBron James. From Akron, Ohio. From the inner city. I am not even supposed to be here."
Remember when that commercial came out Cowherd said when Bron was in the 6th grade an AAU ref stopped him in an airport in Cincinnati and told him about Bron. Said he was told he would be top 5 of all time. David Aldridge said that when Joe Dumars was in the Pistons front office they were already talking about Bron in the 8th grade.
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summer league should be fun
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I actually feel sorry for Skip
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willingness is huge.. but a whole lotta dudes don’t know how to properly throw punches anyhow, look at the NBA fights we use to see
dudes be winding up and throwing wild haymakers.. at least with them hockey dudes even in skates on ice you know they squaring up and getting some actual power behind their punches
they be worrying what environments these hockey dudes come from?
running is the same thing.. most folks think they doing it right and jsut spinning their wheels and not maximizing power and energy
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You have no idea who Dajuan Wagner's dad is do you?
Milt Wagner, Louisville Great and played in the NBA, but the NBA salaries of that eras were really nothing to speak about if you weren't a Star in which he wasn't. His NBA career earnings were miniscule compared to Dajuan's.
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He played professionally until 99 and then got into coaching. He certainly would fit into the middle class bracket
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A total of 4 pro seasons with 2 in the NBA during the late 80s, they were not paying like that during that era, def not enough to be upper middle class
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Cal hooked up Milt with a staff position in the early 2000s.
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Not counting that mans money saying he was rich but he was making $. Obviously not NBA money
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That was when Dajuan was already heading to play for him tho, not during the yrs when he was growing up
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Not counting that mans money saying he was rich but he was making $. Obviously not NBA money
There's no way to pull the salaries from that but just like NBA salaries were a lot lower it was the same in the other leagues at that time, the basketball economy/markets just didn't explode yet and aren't comparable to recent yrs
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Lower than Motorsports, Golf, Tennis and other affluent sports yes. But higher than Boxing, Football, Track and field in america
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So...because you can't pull salaries from back then...you assume they MUST have been so low that a 13 year professional basketball player couldn't provide a middle class surrounding for his family 
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So...because you can't pull salaries from back then...you assume they MUST have been so low that a 13 year professional basketball player couldn't provide a middle class surrounding for his family
I've always said UPPER middle class. NBA minimum was like $70k during that time so i can safely assume the other leagues overseas were lower than that if you weren't some major star
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What's the point of this debate?
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I was rooting heavy for dude to do well in the league and it just never happened.
His hoopmixtape vids.
Same, I thought for sure he had next. Was also rooting for the Kings because I loved the CWebb days. Too bad that was his peak.
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