Jeremy Tyler Heading To Europe

To play ball...
And, yes, we know he's only a junior in high school...
Actually, we take that back... he left school... dropped-ass-out...
To go play professionally in Europe...

Dan Wetzel broke the news over at YahooSports...
"...Jeremy ((pictured, thanks YahooSports)) and his father, James, who owns his own home improvement company and is about to open a family restaurant, surveyed the traditional route, decided it made little sense, and went looking for a new plan. They called retired sneaker executive and hoops deal maker Sonny Vaccaro and plotted a course for Europe...

“It may not be the best way to get to the NBA, but it’s the best way to get ready for the NBA,” Jeremy Tyler told Yahoo! Sports this week. His decision was first reported by the New York Times.

“I know I can do great things with my talent,” Tyler continued. “My goal in life is to get better. Playing with the pro guys will get me a lot better faster. It will help me fulfill my dreams of playing in the NBA.”
Over the next couple of weeks the Tylers said they will hire a financial planner and professional sports agent and pursue early feelers from professional teams in Spain, Italy and Israel. Jeremy Tyler is likely to receive a contract worth at least a few hundred thousands of dollars a year and could sign endorsement contracts worth at least that.

The plan is to live abroad the next two years, with his father and an uncle taking turns staying with him. “He’ll never be alone,” James said."

Those of us at OSG HQ better damn well believe that to be the case if Tyler is to even survive over there. We know that Tyler isn't Spencer Haywood, but inasmuch as we don't like the idea- we understand it.

As an example, a lot of the incoming freshman class at Georgia Tech will be one-and-done's for the 2009-2010 calendar year, including Derrick Favors, the Number 1 recruit in the country. What Tyler is doing is an evolution of the process and showing the NBA how silly their entry draft rules are...

Here's a feature done on him during his Sophomore season...