Four-star Wesley Yates talks offer from G-League

Wesley Yates is the 2023 On3 Consensus No. 40 ranked player in his class. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 19.7 points, shooting 35-percent from three en route to a second straight state championship for Beaumont (TX) United High.

On July 7, Kevin McPherson reported that Yates’s father told him there was a G-League offer on the table for Yates. On3 caught up with Wesley Yates at Peach Jam to talk about the G-League.

“I just feel like I want to go to college,” Yates told On3. “It’s a great feeling, knowing I have that, but I just don’t feel like I’m a player for the G-League. I feel like I can develop better in college, and I don’t want to take that risk. I believe in myself, but I want to experience college and see what it’s like because I’m still getting paid in college regardless. I’m not in for the money. I’m just in it for the best program.”

We also discussed the G-League option with Yates at the u17 Team USA training camp. He gave a similar message.

“I don’t think the G-League is for me because I’m not like, the tallest player,” Yates said. “If I were two or three inches taller, you know, 6-foot-7, then I would probably be there now. I feel like what will be best for me personally will be going the college route.”

However, the G-League is not the only alternative route for high school basketball players. Overtime Elite has multiple options, both professional and keeping amateur eligibility.

“Overtime, I feel like it’s pretty good. You can still go to college now with Overtime like how they do with NIL; I feel like that would be a better option for me, just with how they develop. A lot of kids I know went there, and they developed pretty well. They like it because they get in the gym anytime, and your freedom is basically like college. And you can still graduate and go to school, so I would actually look into that.”