Seems like this happens every few years and everyone asks if it’s going to start a trend. Mudaiy is supposed to make a million dollars which is nice, but moving to China has gotta be a pretty massive culture shock compared to going to college for a year, playing ball on national TV and being the big man on campus.
The article addresses that a bit. It is only for 5 months, and he will be making enough to bring some support over with him.