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Topic subjectIt's funny to think about what college ball would be without the OAD
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2688659, It's funny to think about what college ball would be without the OAD
Posted by auragin_boi, Fri Feb-22-19 09:30 AM
players.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/02/21/nba-draft-eligible-age-limit-proposal-18-years-old/2942228002/

At the July NBA owners’ meeting, Silver told reporters: “My personal view is that we’re ready to make that change. … When I’ve weighed the pros and cons, given that Condoleezza Rice and her Commission (On College Basketball) has recommended to the NBA that those one-and-done players now come directly into the league, and in essence the college community is saying we do not want those players anymore. That sort of tips the scale in my mind that we should be taking a serious look at lowering our age to 18.”

Straight from HS to the NBA use to be somewhat of a rarity. You might have 5-7 players test it out and only a handful of them pan out.

But today? The one and done players are likely mostly good pro prospects. I think the G-League becomes uber important now that there will be much more draft entrance by these guys.

I read somewhere that they where considering going back to 3 rounds for the draft with the 3rd round being guys they'd put in the G-league to develop. I think that's the right move.