Sterling 'Scoot' Henderson, a high school junior from Marietta, Georgia, has signed with the NBA G League's Ignite team, which was created in 2020 as a professional alternative to college basketball. 'I'm so excited the G League created this platform,' Henderson said in a statement. The OTE and the G League's Ignite team are the latest developments in a changing landscape for amateur basketball. 'They can go directly into the G League and be well compensated.' ESPN has drawn some decent audiences for high school games in recent years, and there is a chance that the OTE could become a marketable sports rights property.

Source: Daily Mail May 21, 2021 20:27 UTC