Signing an NBA contract isn’t a guarantee that you’ll ever play a regular-season game in your career.
Some players who didn’t actually make their dreams come true got paid a nice salary and then went on to continue their basketball journey with a great amount of success. One example: Euroleague champion (and former HoopsHype blogger) Pete Mickeal.
Check out the highest-paid NBA players who never got to play a single minute in the league.