Some intermediaries will be crowded out -- maybe that's good, maybe that's bad, maybe it lands in the middle

"Sources: NBA planning to open global basketball academies" -- Adrian Wojnarowski and Jonathan Givony

"The potential benefits of the NBA academy initiative" -- Jonathan Givony (this one is really informative)

Another look - "The NBA establishing academies abroad is a good thing for college basketball" -- Rob Dauster

Do look at Dauster's last paragraph.