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When a young athlete is drafted into the NBA – as 58 players were on June 22, 2023 – it is often seen as a life-changing event. The money makes it so. Salaries for first-round draft picks this year are projected to range from about $2.4 million at the low end to $12 million at the very top. That’s a lot of bread for a young person to handle. The three youngest prospects this year will still be 18 at the time of the draft. Perhaps for some spectators, the big salaries might seem as if they should cushion the young players from whatever economic hardships or social challenges they may have faced growing up. But through research that I conducted with NBA coaches, NBA union representatives and former NBA players, I discovered that it’s not always so easy. “Poverty is a trauma, and there is a lot of data to support that,” one NBA union representative told me. “Men are essentially incentivized to say nothing, be tough, man up, and this mask is what I call invisible tattoos. We...

The 2024 MLS Superdraft, which is sponsored by adidas, introduces some new changes or elements. Teams have the option to choose players who are in their second year or beyond, which opens up various possibilities for their selection. It is possible that sophomores or juniors may be chosen to come back to school and participate in the fall of 2024. Prospects can make an impact on a team pretty fast and change a franchise future. The issue always being that teams need to be able to find the right fit for the position that they need . Is not always that a franchise gets the number one draft prospect if they don’t need to cover that position. That’s why we bring the best players per position. Dreams will come true today. ⭐️ Watch the SuperDraft pres. by @adidas Football at 3pm ET on #MLSSeasonPass on @AppleTV: https://t.co/bIA4GxmQx6 pic.twitter.com/GRKwMjrVAM — Major League Soccer (@MLS) December 19, 2023 This are the hottest prospects by position: Goalkeeper : Bryan Dowd of No...

The MLB held a lottery at the Winter Meetings to decide which team would get the first pick in the 2024 Draft. This was only the second time such a lottery was conducted. The latest collective bargaining agreement introduced a lottery to determine the top six overall selections as part of the Players Association’s efforts to reduce the incentive for non-competitive teams to lose games. Although the three worst teams had an equal chance of getting the top selection, a team’s odds of getting a higher pick are still weighted in favor of the clubs with the worst records. Who won the lottery? The Cleveland Guardians were the winners, followed by the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies. This will be the first time Cleveland picks No. 1 overall in the MLB Draft; they’ve picked 2nd overall five times (1992 Paul Shuey, 1988 Mark Lewis, 1986 Greg Swindell, 1972 Rick Manning, 1970 Steve Dunning) This year, the Oakland A’s, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies had the highest probability ...