Ever since the NBA raised the draft age limit to 19, top high school prospects are contemplating going overseas to begin their professional basketball career. The hope was to encourage kids to go to college, get a year of NCAA basketball under their belt, mature a little bit and be better prepared for the pro-game. While a lot of kids followed suit, Brandon Jennings made headlines last year when he chose to forego college and head to Rome to play for Italian pro-team Lottomatica Roma. Although he struggled in his lone season there, he earned a $1.65-million salary plus a $2-million endorsement contract with Under Armour.
But that's doesn't seem to be the case for Jeremy Tyler.Earlier this year, Tyler and his family tried to do one better than Jennings and skip the last year of high school, head overseas and turn pro. Tyler signed a $140,000 deal to play with Israeli pro-team Maccabi Haifa, with the hopes of entering the NBA draft in 2011.
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