 At the time of the signing, Lucas indicated that while the Pipers' offer amounted to less than the three-year deal worth $100,000 that was offered by the NBA's Cincinnati Royals, it addressed his interest in finishing work on his degree at Ohio State and his intent to attend graduate school.In addition, a portion of the investments had indicated that they would be willing to hire him once his basketball career had ended.According to Bill Madden's "Steinbrenner