A lot of these guys go overseas and don't make a ton of money but they end up meeting future wives and have families and life after basketball. Ex UConn player Gerry Besselink is a good example. He went to Finland or Norway and played ball there for chump change but then married a local woman and from what I understand has a family and job over there. He was originally from Ontario and the Scandanavian countries probably are not all that different than what he grew up with. For some other guys it's a real eye opener and a step up in life generally. If they don't have good skills for life after basketball it's not going to matter where they play, but if they do, it can open many doors for them.
Gerry Besselink was a frequent dining companion of mine when I was a student at UConn. He is a good guy, a Canadian who was built for the rugged outdoor lifestyle. He was not a talented player and would not have started for recent UConn teams but was a solid banger and added some rebounding and muscle. He actually did come back to CT for one of the Calhoun all star games a few years ago.