James Nnaji, dan Najeriya mai shekaru 21 da haihuwa wanda aka zaba a cikin NBA Draft na 2023 amma ya amince ya taka leda. Kwando na kwalejin Amurkaya yi wasansa na farko mai cike da cece-kuce a ranar Asabar.
Kwanaki goma bayan ya kulla yarjejeniya da Jami’ar Baylor, mai tsawon kafa 7 (2.13m) Nnaji ya buga wasansa na farko na kwalejin Amurka ga Bears a ci 69-63 a Jami’ar Kirista ta Texas.
Nnaji, wanda magoya bayan TCU suka yi masa ihu a duk lokacin da ya taba kwallon a cikin fiye da mintuna 16 a kotu, ya harbe 2-of-3 daga bene da 1-na-2 daga layin jefa kyauta don maki biyar tare da sake dawowa hudu da kuma taimako ga makarantar Waco, Texas.
Nnaji ya kasance tare da Barcelona tun shekarar 2020 kuma ya buga mata wasa a gasar cin kofin Turai sannan kuma an ba shi aro ga kungiyoyin Spain da Turkiyya.
Detroit ne ya zaba shi tare da zaɓi na 31st gabaɗaya a cikin 2023 NBA Draft kuma ya taka leda a gasar bazara amma ba a cikin wasan NBA na hukuma ba.
An sayar da haƙƙin Nnaji ga Charlotte, wadda ta yi cinikin su a 2024 zuwa New York a matsayin wani ɓangare na yarjejeniyar ƙungiyoyi uku da ta kawo Karl-Anthony Towns zuwa Knicks.
The Ƙungiyar Ƙwararrun Ƙwararru ta Ƙasa () ya amince Nnaji saboda ya cika ka’idoji ta hanyar rashin buga NBA ko wata kwaleji kuma yana cikin shekara biyar da kammala karatunsa na sakandare.
Tsofaffin ‘yan wasa uku a G-League na ci gaban NBA su ma an amince su shiga kwalejoji a kakar wasa ta bana amma akwai fargabar Nnaji zai fara sa hannun kwararru a kwaleji a tsakiyar kakar wasa.
Yayin da jami’an NCAA suka ce ‘yan wasan da suka rattaba hannu kan kwangilolin NBA ba za su cancanci ba, za a iya yanke hukuncin a kotu a karshe.
Kwalejoji sun zama zaɓi mai ban sha’awa a cikin ‘yan shekarun nan tare da zuwan kwangilar NIL – suna, hoto da haƙƙin kamanceceniya don ɗaukar nauyin daloli waɗanda za su iya ɓoye wasu yarjejeniyoyi.
Kocin Hall of Fame Tom Izzo, wanda ya jagoranci jihar Michigan na tsawon shekaru 30#, yana cikin kocin kwalejoji da dama da suka soki sa hannun Nnaji.
“Yanzu muna daukar mutanen da aka tsara a cikin NBA. Idan abin da muke ciki ke nan, kunya ga NCAA,” in ji Izzo. “Kuna kunya ga masu horar da ‘yan wasan. Amma kunya ga NCAA, saboda masu horarwa za su yi abin da ya kamata su yi.”
– ‘Shirya don daidaitawa’ –
Kocin Baylor Scott Drew ya ce ya yi magana da Izzo game da lamarin, inda ya kira shi “babban zance” tare da kocin da yake girmamawa.
Drew ya ce “Yawancin masu horarwa suna da kashi 99 cikin dari a kan abubuwan da muke son ganin an yi da wasanmu.”
“Haka kuma, daga sanina, har sai mun kai ga cimma matsaya ta gamayya, ba na jin za mu iya samar da wasu ka’idoji da suka dace da kuma aiwatar da su.
“Har sai wannan, ina ganin dukanmu dole ne mu kasance a shirye don daidaitawa da daidaitawa ga abin da ke can.”
A yanzu, abin da ke gaban kotu na Baylor matashi ne da ke da ƙwararrun ƙwarewar ƙasashen duniya da kuma damar yin fantsama a fagen tabbatar da gwanintar NBA.
Drew ya ce “James babban matashin dan wasa ne mai hazaka mai tarin yawa, kuma muna farin cikin maraba da shi zuwa gidan Baylor.”
“Duk lokacin da ka ƙara wani a cikin jerin sunayen tsakiyar kakar wasa, zai zama tsari don samun ƙwarewa da sauri, amma mun san James zai yi duk abin da zai iya don sanya shi canji maras kyau.
“Hankarin mu na gaggawa shine mu taimaka masa ya dauki mataki mataki-mataki don tabbatar da cewa ya fi dacewa da shi da kuma kungiyar idan ya samu damar shigar da kara kotu.”
