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Persuasive Essay On Draft Busts

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Xavier Henry, Daniel Orton, Byron Mullens, Tyrus Thomas, Javaris Crittenton, Greg Oden. What’s in common for all of these players? They’re all one-and-done nba draft busts. All are now either in the d-league or free agency (not signed to a team, no salary). I believe that being a one-and-done athlete is detrimental to the athlete’s education, and future.

The one-and-done rule forces players to have at least one year in college, than being able to apply for the draft. This rule was created in 2006 in order for teams to have less high school busts (example: Kwame Brown. Was drafted number one by the washington wizards, and ended his career averaging only 6.6 points per game, and 5.5 rebounds), and get more scouting reports per player. …show more content…

Many one-and-done athletes are draft busts, or just role players. An example is Donte Greene. He was drafted with the 28th pick by the memphis grizzlies, and people thought that he had a bright future. But in his 4 years of basketball he averaged 6.1 points per game, and only 2.4 rebounds a game as a 6’11 big man. He could’ve improved to be much more, if he wasn’t forced into the flashy lights and pressure of the NBA.
But some people might argue the one and done rule can hold some players back from greatness. There are some insanely great one-and-done players such as Kevin Durant (26.5ppg, 7.8rpg), and Carmelo Anthony (21.7ppg, 7.6rpg). But there are only so many KD’s, and Melo’s. And the comparison from these great players compared to the other one-and-done player, we can conclude there are so many more one-and-done players that end up a bust than a successful basketball player. And according to The Washington Post, less than 29% of one and done athletes become a decent starter or role player for a …show more content…

They will make enough money from just playing. And you don’t really need a 4.0 GPA if you’re going to play basketball. But many things can go wrong. In Bobby Hurley's case, he was drafted in the first round, but a couple of weeks later he got in a severe car crash that led him to having collapsed lungs, and fractured bones, a torn tendon, and broken ribs (according to the Associated Press). And in Jay Williams case he got in a motorcycle accident and according to a New York Times profile, the bike crash left Williams with a total knee dislocation, torn ligaments, a dislocated pelvis, a torn nerve, a severed artery, and more. Both these players had bright futures but were stopped by injuries. They both played in the d-league later, which is an incredible success, but they only got about $40 a game, and they had to go get average jobs. So if you’re drafted, it’s not an automatic income, you could be laid off or released if you can’t continue to play at the pro level.

The one-and-done rule may be better than allowing high schoolers to go into the nba draft, but it is still full of holes and mistakes. If people changed the rule, to having to play two years of college basketball (or more). It could benefit many people; the draftees, and the franchises. It could allow athletes to grow, and improve in the game of basketball. As well as allow the scouts to get better information on the players,

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