Overtime Elite has signed five-star recruit Karter Knox, the team tweets. Karter Knox is the younger brother of NBA forward Kevin Knox. He’s entering his senior year of high school after leading Tampa Catholic to state semifinal appearances the last two seasons.
“Karter didn’t really want to leave,” his father Kevin Sr. told PrimeTimePreps.com. “He wanted to try to become the school’s all-time leading scorer and win a state title. If the state offered those (NIL) opportunities, it would have been a much tougher decision. This also gives Karter the ability to have constant training on a daily basis in an IMG type of setup. It is an extremely lucrative opportunity, not just in the money available, but in the value of getting Karter prepared for the next level. It’s just another layer to add to the foundation.”
We have more from around the basketball world:
- Jaylen Hoard has signed a two-year extension with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Sportando relays. Hoard averaged 8.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game between the Winner League and Eurocup last season. After going undrafted out of Wake Forest in 2019, the 6’8″, French-born swingman joined the Trail Blazers on a two-way deal for the 2019/20 season. He then spent the subsequent two NBA seasons bouncing between the Thunder and their NBAGL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue.
- It’s still up in the air whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will play in the FIBA World Cup for the Greek National Team, according to Eurohoops.net. Coach Dimitris Itoudis said Antetokounmpo’s cleanup procedure on his knee in June has led to the uncertainty regarding his availability. “That should be addressed to our doctor and the doctors of the Bucks. The information is that he is making an effort, and he will be reevaluated shortly, and we will have a final decision on whether he will make it or not,” Itoudis said.
- Austin Rivers said on his recent podcast that he’s not a fan of players like Damian Lillard and James Harden demanding to be traded to a certain team (hat tip to NBC Sports’ Kurt Helin). “If you’re a free agent you can choose where you were gonna go, that’s the business. But when you’re not and you sign a deal, that’s part of the business,” Rivers said. “If you get traded somewhere, you got to go play.”
I thought he could be decent. OKC should of gave him one more chance Jaylen Hoard
Preach on Austin.
I have been close with Kevin Knox, Sr. for a few years now. Great example of how the game has changed. Karter had to basically make a business decision heading into his senior year at Tampa Catholic. Play out the final year of high school, or prepare to be a pro. The decision becomes a lot easier when Overtime Elite comes in with the $$$$. Karter is gonna get paid $500k for his season with Overtime Elite. Leaving came down to if Karter doesn’t make it to the NBA, then $500k will be a nice start on life. Mom and Dad were both doing well financially before lil Kev became a Lottery Pick.
Karter is different than Kevin. Stronger, tougher and more aggressive. Has some OG Anunoby in him.
High school game is also about to undergo a major change. Rumblings about Nike potentially joining up with Overtime Elite to extract even more top players from their high schools to expand to basically having these guys play each other all year.
We will see how all of this plays out. Overtime Elite has been aggressively recruiting high school freshman. Sometimes, you just have to let kids mature naturally. The number of players who were legends as high school freshmen, and unknown as high school seniors is very, very long.
The genetic formula that produced a Lottery Pick in lil Kev, and potentially another Lottery Pick in Karter is athletic parents. Big Kev was a wide receiver at Florida State, and played briefly in the NFL. Mom was an FSU volleyball player with height.
Come on Jumpshot, not every time someone takes cash that it’s a money grab. But this is the real world and money is always a factor in everything we do. Did the kid need the money at this point in his life? Probably not. But an opportunity to put some money away as an insurance policy for his future so he doesn’t have to solely rely on his parents and big bro isn’t a money grab. And getting access to that kind of program and that kind of training could easily be far more valuable than the half mil. Making a good financial decision is just that. No need to be jaded, petty and jealous about it. The Knox family are only doing what they thinknis best…no different than the rest of us. When my oldest son was heading for college he was down to two choices. Both had too notch engineering programs. One was an hour drive away and the tuition was 10 grand more than the other school that was an hour flight away. Encouraged him to go away and save himself 50 grand in student loans. That’s what he decided to do and 10 years later he has no regrets as he’s happy to not have more money to pay back than he does. Point is we all gotta do what is best for us in our situation and no need to judge others as they do the same.
Jaded, petty, and jealous over $500k?
Hahahaha
Smh
Did I say there was anything WRONG with taking the money or did I just say call it what it is?
Why so emotional about my comment… namecalling and such?
You are very correct. Everybody has a different path. There are high-academic kids, who have Division I scholarship offers, who opt to pay for Division III basketball. Why??? Division I basketball doesn’t necessarily mean Division I education. If you have an offer from Western Illinois (DI basketball) vs. Washington (MO), which is elite academics. If money isn’t an issue, you go to Washington (MO).
Kevin Knox is 23 years old. He has made about $25 million in the past 5 years. He is currently unemployed, and will have a really hard battle to get on an NBA roster. Could be a 10-day contract guy now. He still has to live the rest of his life. Uncle Sam already got half of lil Kev’s money. He is 23. His job skills are basketball.
If both parents “are doing well financially”, not to mention a brother currently making millions in the NBA, why did the decision to leave his high school “come down to making $500k in case he doesn’t make it to the NBA”?
Why not just call it what it is and say it was a money grab opportunity, regardless of what happens with him athletically in the future? Overtime Elite isn’t turning dust to gold. If you’re that talented and going to the nba, you don’t have to go thru OE to get there. Their trainers aren’t THE elite trainers of the game – or the world.
Both of Kevin Knox’s parents still have the same jobs they had before he was a Lottery Pick. Lil Kev’s money is HIS money. The same will be true for Karter. He is in a position to be paid from basketball. If he doesn’t make it to the NBA, then he has a nice head start on life. A life that will start without a college degree because he is playing basketball. A third brother is playing Division I basketball right now. He is not on an NBA path.
BTW …. Everything they are doing with Overtime Elite is at an elite level. The diet. Training. They have some of the top pro trainers in world working with these guys. Save for the Thompson Twins, they haven’t produced Lottery studs. However, it has established some form of what the “new” world will be for those considered to have future NBA potential. NIL isn’t going anywhere. If your state allows you to get paid …. You can get paid FAT!
Idk, I typically agree with Austin, but I could see maybe making an exception every once in awhile for a guy like Damian Lillard.
A guy that’s given his franchise everything for countless years, and just wants to play his final few years on a contending team.
What James Harden has done though is completely laughable, and he’s totally full of it.
Demanding multiple franchises trade you to specific teams, only then to continuously be unhappy and continue demanding trades…
Then, you opt into your contract, because you know you won’t make that kind of money in free agency, only to turn around and demand that team trades you…Not to mention, you only just asked to be traded there a year prior…lol
Ohh, and then you call out and say the GM has ruined your relationship, because he wouldn’t give you an absurd deal you didn’t deserve in the first place…
Who the heck do you think you are?? The absolute idiocy and just stupidity of some people. I will never understand how you can obliviously think so highly of yourself, all the while thinking so little of others and your peers around you.
Dude’s ego needs and deserves a severe reality check, but the even crazier part of it all is that the walking malcontent is likely just to continue on getting his way..lol
Ask Isaiah Thomas how being loyal to the Boston Celtics paid off for him??? Remember, this guy played through an injury, For The Team. He played in the playoffs after his sister died. What happened right before he was due to get paid in free agency??? That’s right. Boston traded him to Cleveland. Did Isaiah Thomas get his fat contract from Cleveland?? Or anybody else to reward his loyalty????
It’s a Two-Way street.
Kyrie really doesn’t care what any of us think about his contract, or him demanded trades. Brooklyn wasn’t going to pay him what he wanted …. He got pretty close to what he wanted from Dallas. He ultimately got paid from Dallas, who was forced to offer him high after trading assets for Kyrie, and got many millions more than if he was just an unrestricted free agent on the open market. Would you pout for a few extra million dollars???? On the last contract you will sign to play basketball???? When you are in your 30’s????
Harden is playing high-stakes poker. He will play for Philly. He won’t not collect a check. He is risking that his value will be even less next year, and is passing on money now he won’t get in a year.
You are delusional. Lillard and Harden are both demanding to be traded to a specific team. What Lillard is doing is actually worse as the league had to release a statement condemning the actions of Lillard and his agent.
The Overtime Elite thing is getting out of hand