The game plan: Elite players find paths to pros besides NCAA

Villanova head coach Jay Wright argues a call against Baylor in the first half of a Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 27, 2021.(AP Photo/AJ Mast)

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020, file photo, Prolific Prep's Jalen Green pauses during the team's high school basketball game against La Lumiere at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. Green and other elite players have shifted gears and are taking a new route to reach the ranks of the NBA by playing in the developmental G League. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call during the first half of a men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game against Gonzaga, Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2017, file photo, Brian Shaw, who was then-associate head coach with the Los Angeles Lakers, stands during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver. Shaw is now coaching in the new developmental G League, which offers players a new and different route to the NBA. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)