College kids, even high school basketball phenoms, figuring they can be the next Kobe Bryant or Kevin Garnett, opt to kiss off campus life, their young heads bulging with short-range fantasies that glitter with exotic motor vehicles, enormous houses and voluminous bank accounts. Two-thirds of early leapers become flops. Many never make an NBA roster. Others have short careers, forced by their mid 20s to seek real jobs despite being desperately shy of academic preparation.
Agents can be greedy, misleading and even stupid.
We'll get millions to sign. Check out Kobe and K.G. for what can happen. If agents cared, they'd be honest, supplying real odds. Airing pros and cons. Sounding more parental, less ravenous.