Post by Admin on Apr 25, 2018 12:19:48 GMT -4
Report: NBA eyes 2020 as first draft allowing high schoolers
OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 24: Kevin Durant #35 high fives Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors after LaMarcus Aldridge #12 of the San Antonio Spurs turned the ball over in the final minutes of Game Five of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 24, 2018 in Oakland, California.
Although it feels inevitable the NBA will eliminate the one-and-done rule, the change isn’t expected to happen for next year’s class of high school prospects.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, conversations between the NBA and Players’ Association have centered on 2020 as the “earliest possible date” to make the change.
The NBA and NBPA conversations on eliminating the one-and-done draft rule -- which would allow high school seniors to enter the NBA -- are centered on the 2020 Draft as the earliest possible date for change, league sources tell ESPN.
Although somewhat disappointing a change wouldn’t apply to the 2019 draft, it does make sense.
These discussions are ongoing, and the next step is likely implementing a proper advisory committee for top high school prospects. Sure, the NBA and NBPA could hastily throw it together, but that’s not in the best interest of the young players, either.
The league has long been rethinking the one-and-done rule that requires athletes to be one year removed from high school graduation. But patience will be required as the NBA and NBPA mutually agree to reverse it.
