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NBA G League Picks Up Another Top High School Prospect in Daishen Nix

The NBA G League has acquired multiple top high school prospects lately. Five-star recruit Daishen Nix becomes the latest.

Justin Grasso

NBA G League Picks Up Another Top High School Prospect in Daishen Nix
NBA G League Picks Up Another Top High School Prospect in Daishen Nix /

The NCAA Men's Basketball league took another loss on Tuesday as an incoming prospect, Daishen Nix, rerouted his basketball career. Nix, who is a five-star recruit out of Las Vegas, Nevada, and viewed as the 20th best player in the nation, according to ESPN, initially planned to join the NCAA by committing to UCLA.

However, the direction of several top college prospects might've convinced Nix to rethink his next step. Last week, the NBA G League had an exciting series of events. With new rules set in place for prospects coming out of high school, the NBA G League has been looking forward to prospects taking the professional direction, as opposed to going through the NCAA in order to get to the NBA Draft.

Top high school recruits Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd both chose to go the route of the NBA G League last week. Those two became the first prospects to form the G League's newest squad, which will feature "younger players complemented by older veterans," according to Forbes. 

This week, Daishen Nix became the third prospect to join the NBA G League straight out of high school. Despite being committed to the UCLA Bruins, the five-star point guard decided to de-commit from the school and plans to take a fast track to the pros, where he will have the opportunity to focus on NBA-style basketball while also learning new life skills development for his professional career.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_ 

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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