Well, yeah. Obviously an NBA team could use him. And obviously he is NBA ready - he's been in the NBA after all. But will an NBA team be willing to pay Cotton more than he's getting in Perth and provide him the stability he has there? No. So he will remain in Perth. Cotton is an NBA player. But NBA teams will not pay more than Perth have to sign him, and you wouldn't see Cotton leave for anything less than a multiple year deal with equal or more money than he's getting. That wont be happening.

No, he's just one of those guys that is brilliantly suited to our league.

He'd be quite undersize for an SG in the NBA, and probably not quite up to PG standard

And yeah, he'd be stuck in the G-League, trying to get a few 10-day contracts. That would be a significant step down from what he earns here.

And he's already been there and done that

Pretty sure the primary concern from NBA teams is his height, yet in all his years here he has done nothing to address that aspect of his game so I can only assume he doesn't care about getting an NBA contract.

Nope, NBL is attracting a lot of talented undersized guards though which is great for the league.

"sn't the minimum NBA salary over a million dollars a year?"

It's about 400,000. Plus if he were to be signed, it wouldn't be multiple years. He "might" get signed for a year as a 12-15th man, have a shot at the team or equal shot of being cut, and then end up in a worse position than where he started, in the NBL probably earning around 800,000 a year guaranteed. (and word is that is around what he is earning).

Cotton is in the same position as a lot of European players in that he legitimately makes enough where he is to not go to the NBA.

For the NBA to be profitable for Cotton, he'd have to have a deal where he is guaranteed first-back up shooting guard/point guard on a team, and for multiple seasons. That's not going to happen. No real doubt that Cotton is good enough for the NBA. But there is no reason for him to need to scrap for minutes and contracts anymore. What he has here is good.

Was he NBA ready against Cairns? Thanks for the laugh.

height and length.....NBA = genetics

Of course Bryce could play in the NBA in the right circumstances, he showed that for the Jazz at the end of his season there, and indeed for Perth against Denver, he's an elite scorer.

Given his lack of physical size, he is going to be limited defensively in the NBA, so perhaps those right circumstances are a team looking for an undersized bench SG to partner a bigger PG, or perhaps a scoring PG off the bench to give burst minutes when they need a spark.

Whatever it is, breaking into the NBA is tough and you need things to fall your way. Bryce obviously prefers playing for Perth than dancing around the G-League scene, so that reduces the chance of 10-days etc further.

Some prefer to be the big fish in a small pond, others the small fish in a big pond.

I'd take Bryce’s path and stay with the NBL, but that’s just me.

At what table limit? Bet sizes? Hookers in hand?

and does he use a player's card to maximise his rewards? Details man!

My brother talks a heap of shit.

Perth will overspend to keep Cotton.

"All money in the nba is guaranteed, and the minimum salary for a player with 0 years professional experience is around 900K."

Not if they're on non guaranteed, or partially guaranteed contracts it isn't, and for most fringe players thats what they will be offered - even Dwight Howard didnt have guaranteed money this season.

But yeah the minimum salary for a rookie is US800k+ and well over a million for anyone not a rookie.

2-way players are the exception with their contracts worth about US$500k.

So yeah, the argument that Cotton would make better money in the NBL than NBA is a bit off, though there's a good case that it is more secure money.