NBA early entry proposed changes

[bocabull]

Looks good. http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?storyId=12459854

 

[AdaSooner]

Beat me to it. I was just getting ready to post a link.

I haven't read the entire article yet, but I'm all for most of the proposals presented here. They seemed to be designed to give players declaring for the draft more time to opt out and return to school. I see that as a good thing.

I also like the proposal to increase the age limit to 19, or require a player to be at least two years out of high school before they can declare for the draft. One year is too early, and it's ruining the college game. The invitation-only combine for underclassmen also seems like a good idea.

Since this is a joint effort by the NBA, NCAA and the NABC, I think all or most of these proposals will pass at the January meeting.

 

[ouboomer]

anything that will get more of these players to realize that they are not all going to be NBA stars and have to learn to play team basketball is a good thing. Players realizing they need to develop better skills and learn to play a role on a team will only be better in the long run for the game and more importantly get some kids to face reality that they are not ready to play professionally.

 

[WTSooner]

One year is too early, and it's ruining the college game.

I don't agree. First, I don't want to see players that should clearly be playing in the NBA, playing against college kids. I'm not talking about the really good college players. I'm talking about kids like Lebron.

Second, how many kids does this really affect? Not many. I'm tired of a college education becoming more and more meaningless b/c we try to force kids that aren't college material, thru college. It makes no sense. If the NBA was serious about this, they'd do a better job of creating a minor league pool that would serve as a feeder for the NBA.

 

[BCSooners]

I don't agree. First, I don't want to see players that should clearly be playing in the NBA, playing against college kids. I'm not talking about the really good college players. I'm talking about kids like Lebron.

Second, how many kids does this really affect? Not many. I'm tired of a college education becoming more and more meaningless b/c we try to force kids that aren't college material, thru college. It makes no sense. If the NBA was serious about this, they'd do a better job of creating a minor league pool that would serve as a feeder for the NBA.

Lebrons come once in a generation. I can't think of anybody who would have carried any team he wanted to the final 4 since him.

I do agree with your other 2 points:

The one and done is not used by nearly as many freshmen as people make it out to be. Most of them are in the 1st round and they usually should leave if they're gonna go that high.

Secondly I have always said the D league needed to be better. Better pay so you don't stash guys overseas. Have more teams and force the younger guys to spend some time there early in the season. That's a stretch though because nobody wants to go to a D-league game in order to watch Lavine, Payton, Gordon, etc.

 

[StatGeek]

This is a good proposal, I believe it would significantly reduce the number of players declaring early since the NBA is saying that uninvited players should stay in school. A Young player not getting a NBA invite would be a huge reality check (you would think).

The last 5 years an avg of 47 early entrants have declared for the draft but only about 60% of them actually make NBA rosters.