Well, aren’t you just full of bovine processed grass ...
Let’s see, here.
In the entire known universe, at any given time, there are no more than 360 NBA basketball players.
OTOH, there are millions of engineers, scientists, physicians, nurses, lawyers, skilled tradesmen, sailors, pilots, truckers ...
I like those odds ... and, as the author says, that’s within their control.
If I were an educator in the Bay Area I would be clamoring for Curry to visit my school.
You are right. The odds of becoming an NBA player, or even an overseas player, are much higher than some of my examples.