I’m not sure how the league would survive without someone like the NBA subsidizing it. I would have ZERO interest in it. Then again, I’ve attended one NBA game since 1993 and haven’t watched a full NBA game on TV in about 15 years.
the elite kids go to a club to train and get their primary/secondary education until they're old enough to sign a pro contract. The ones who are good enough make it, and the ones who aren't usually try to move on somewhere else professionally in soccer before doing something else.
I'm not sure how that compares to this thing - unless the NBA is setting this up I don't think it compares at all.
I really had no idea how they did it in Europe other than their model isn't a University based athletic program for kids wanting to go Pro.