re: Re: Shocking - no one wants to play for Willy Wade

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The problem is that Luis did sign an NBA two-way contract (where a player splits time between the G-League and NBA teams). NCAA president Charlie Baker reiterated last December that the NCAA will not reinstate eligibility to anyone who has signed a two-way contract with a NBA team. The NCAA also doubled down on that standard last week as well, in a memo to teams.

Former Baylor big man James Nnaji was drafted No. 31 in the 2023 NBA Draft, but he was granted eligibility because of the loophole where he had never signed a NBA contract. Providence signed G League standout Dink Pate this spring, who intentionally passed on two-way contract offers to maintain his college eligibility. Texas A&M landed G-League sharpshooter Bryson Warren this spring, who also did not sign a two-way contract.

Inking that two-way contract proved to be the hiccup that led to Alabama's Charles Bediako being ruled ineligible by Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Daniel F. Pruet in early February after a temporary restraining order allowed the big man to play five games in an unprecedented return to college basketball. 

That Bediako precedent — even with a new 5-for-5 model coming — could prove to be tough to overcome for Luis and his representation. Both Bediako and Luis chose to bypass the NCAA's deadline to maintain eligibility. Both chose to sign a two-way contract.

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