The inaugural ADG Moneyball tournament saw eight of the country’s most elite travel teams come together, and Team Trae Young more than held their own.
Team Trae picked up two wins in three games, defeating Team Truth and Team Melo sandwiched around a close loss to Team Takeover.
Team Trae Young 17u games this weekend be sure to lock in on baller tv #teamtraeyoung #3SSB #NBPA pic.twitter.com/hfaov1MFL6
— Team Trae Young (@teamtraeyoungmb) August 10, 2022
Calling all DC hoop fans ?
Come out this weekend to watch my team compete at the first-ever ADG Moneyball showcase presented by @TheNBPA at Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Games will also be livestreamed on @BallerTV.
Get tickets here ⤵️https://t.co/IHdYy0Wh6h— ℹ️ℹ️. ? (@kaden580) August 12, 2022
Tickets for ADG Money Ball are LIVE ?
Watch the 17U teams of @Klow7, @StephenCurry30, @KDTrey5, @carmeloanthony, @VicOladipo, @TheTraeYoung, @MONSTATREZZ & @Qcook323 compete in DC tomorrow. Games will be livestreamed on @BallerTV
Link to buy ⤵️ https://t.co/duKEFTntKt pic.twitter.com/Ff6LtbwM2W
— SLAM HS Hoops (@SLAM_HS) August 11, 2022
1st annual ADG MoneyBall event in Washington DC this weekend was a success. 17u Team Trae Young went 2-1 on the court and received some valuable classroom information off the court. @TheNBPA @teamtraeyoungmb @IsaacWilliamsIV pic.twitter.com/KCmh03aaSh
— Isaac Williams Sr (@Isaac32119981) August 15, 2022
Tune in today at 12pm EST for the 1st Annual ADG Money Ball showcase featuring eight @TheNBPA 17U Elite sponsored teams!
? @Klow7 @StephenCurry30 @KDTrey5 @carmeloanthony @VicOladipo @TheTraeYoung @MONSTATREZZ @Qcook323
? Watch live and on replay at https://t.co/EDKEv80EEI pic.twitter.com/qk2FaAHAuf
— BallerTV (@BallerTV) August 12, 2022
TTY tipped it off with a 61-54 win over Team Truth, behind dominant performances by Kaden Cooper and Dink Pate.
Scores from the four games at day 1 of the ADG Money Ball showcase ✅.
– Team Trae Young (61) vs Team Truth (54)
– Team Melo (62) vs Team Trezz (47)
– Team Durant (61) vs K-Low Elite (60)
– Team Curry (67) vs Team Takeover (54) pic.twitter.com/0AvX7GfntO— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 12, 2022
Kaden Cooper & Dink Pate went off in @teamtraeyoungmb 61-54 victory over Team Truth in game 1 of the ADG Money Ball Showcase! ? @TheNBPA@kaden580 @IAMTHESHOOTER1 @TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/zAW1j0DoVa
— BallerTV (@BallerTV) August 12, 2022
Game 2 saw Team Trae fight hard against the highly decorated Team Takeover but they ultimately lost by seven.
? from @TTOBasketball win over @teamtraeyoungmb for the second game of the day at ADG Moneyball.
Team Takeover 65 vs Team Trae Young 58. pic.twitter.com/F2NaFKyymv
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 13, 2022
However they bounced back to finish the tournament in style with a 66-62 win over Team Melo, highlighted again by the performance of Dink Pate.
Appreciate @IAMTHESHOOTER1 stopping by after @teamtraeyoungmb win over Team Melo https://t.co/hyn2WCuOsW
— MTCWithMook ?️?? (@MTCwithMook) August 14, 2022
Dink Pate was fun to talk to… he was electrifying against Team Melo https://t.co/Zg7G0kd0zL
— Coach Marcus Washington (@CoachMarcusW) August 14, 2022
Though the tournament was a showcase that allowed some of the best young ballers, it also served as an opportunity for those young men to consult resources off the court that could help guide them through the biggest decisions of their lives in the coming years, through workshops relating to college offers and navigating the college experience, everything they need to know about Name Image and Likeness (NIL), as well as basic financial literacy seminars, all meant to educate and inform these young men.
ADG Money Ball is underway ?
A first-of-its-kind event, the NBPA and the Athletic Development Group are kicking off ADG Money Ball today, a youth basketball showcase that features eight 17U boys elite travel teams with NBPA members affiliations. pic.twitter.com/JpMcIcFWXl
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 12, 2022
As part of this event, teams will face off against each other over the course of the weekend and participate in off-the-court education sessions around financial literacy and NIL workshops. pic.twitter.com/xq3oRwe2EY
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 12, 2022
In the classroom ?
As part of the ADG Moneyball experience powered by the NBPA, players from the eight 17U boys elite travel teams attended financial literacy workshops presented by @Chase. Plus, players participated in NIL sessions led by industry professionals and NBPA staff. pic.twitter.com/ElDaTb2Ym9
— NBPA (@TheNBPA) August 17, 2022