“I was thinking about all the risks, but Ryan was thinking about all the benefits.”Īlthough Matt, born a minute before his brother, was typically the leader in their relationship, Ryan had in recent years become the risk-taker.
“I was like, ‘What if it doesn’t work?’” Matt said. It meant abandoning so many of the experiences that high school stars would normally get to enjoy.
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Signing with OTE meant becoming a pro and surrendering high school and college eligibility. He thought they’d play one season of college basketball at Florida State, the team they’d grown up cheering for, before making their way to the NBA. He thought they’d be all-everything-city, county, state, and American. He thought they’d spend their final two years trying to bring their hometown high school, Northeast, its first state title. This wasn’t the path that Matt had imagined for them. Ryan turned to Matt and asked whether he was ready. But Overtime Elite (OTE) still had no facilities, no schedule, and, crucially, no players. It had hired Kevin Ollie, who’d won a championship at UConn, to be its coach. Two months earlier, the media company Overtime had launched a basketball league for high school stars, promising six-figure salaries and an alternative path to the NBA. It was the middle of May, and after three days of meetings at a Marriott Marquis in Miami, representatives from Overtime Elite had just presented Ryan and his identical twin, Matt, with their final pitch-and their best offer. Ryan Bewley eyed the thick stack of papers in front of him, ready to make history.
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