Yeah, no real choice but making the best of a situation...if pops says I'm taking you out of HS to play ball against grown men for a salary and you'll get you GED later, you gon' say "no dad, I'd rather HS with no money, then college with no money and then we can get it." Its definitely not conventional, but its possible. Gelo stealing triggered it all, he was conventional with Zo and the setup was there for the other 2. When Gelo f'd up, no one would take him unless packaged with Melo and Melo could only play/get paid with Gelo overseas. LaVar thinks getting Melo in the NBA was cake, but without playing for UCLA during their buzz campaign (their 15 mins. of fame, Gelo would be suspended for its entirety) this was Gelo's only way (now the G League).