Darius Bazley has signed an endorsement deal with New Balance worth $14 million and a guaranteed $1 million.
Bazley will spend the season training ahead of the 2019 NBA Draft.
Bazley originally committed to Syracuse and is now represented by Rich Paul.
Jontay Porter will miss the entire upcoming season after tearing his ACL and MCL on Sunday.
Porter suffered the injuries during a scrimmage on Sunday against Southern Illinois.
Porter was expected to be a mid-first round pick in 2019. Porter tested the draft waters last spring.
Knee problems have been an issue for the Porter siblings in recent years. Bri Porter, Jontay and Michael's sister, retired from basketball before last season at Missouri after suffering her fifth ACL tear.
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The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are struggling to reach an agreement on lowering the league's minimum age to 18.
The NBA is attempting to attach two conditions: requiring player-agents furnish all teams with medical information on draft prospects and also mandating players' attendance and some level of participation in the pre-draft combine.
The NBA hopes to have a deal with the NBPA to remove the one-and-done rule in time for the 2022 NBA Draft.
The league and union must collectively bargain any changes to a CBA that was ratified in 2016.
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