The National Basketball Association Was Forever Changed

“It tarnishes what we’re trying to do as coaches; it tarnishes the idea that kids are here to get an education.” Tad Boyle, Colorado men’s basketball head coach from USAtoday.com. With AAU tournaments and Prep Schools getting them ready for the next level, there is much young basketball talent that is considered “NBA ready” within their first year of college. College basketball players should be required to stay in college for at least three years. With all the hype surrounding them to become young superstars, some athletes and members of NBA front offices don’t realize how important two or three more years of college could be to them. The NCAA has a rule like this set on college football players, so the rule for basketball shouldn’t be any different. These extra three years could give these players more time to develop their skills, physique, and get an education,

There are many high school basketball phenoms that are scouted by pro teams even when they are in high school. A select few in the past have gone straight to the NBA out of high school and had a lot of success, while some players go to college all four years to develop their skills at the next level. However, there are athletes that will waste one year at the college level just so they could get to the NBA. Why would you waste one year of your life when you could have already been in the NBA a year earlier? Basketball players should either go to college all four years and enhance their skills and get a solid education. If not, skip college and go straight to the NBA, rather than wasting a year of your life, and possibly a classroom seat for a person who wanted to get an education.

The NBA “one-and-done” rule was first implemented in the summer of 2006. This new rule concerns the eligibility for recent high school graduates to forego their eligibility to play college basketball and enter straight into the NBA draft. The informed high school basketball players that they had to be at least one year removed from high school and had to be at least 19 years of age in order to partake in the NBA draft. Currently, the league does not require players to play NCAA basketball as you can be drafted after playing a season overseas. However, for many high school graduates attending college has becomes their only option in pursing the dream to one-day play in the NBA.

This essay will help you understand why making the jump from high school to the NBA

The NCAA’s policy on amateurism has been around since the creation of the NCAA by Theodore Roosevelt. This policy was created to prevent teams from hiring ringers to play in games and to limit point shaving/corruption in collegiate sports. Currently, prospective student athletes have to be certified as an amateur by the NCAA Clearinghouse in order to compete in any competitions. Over the last decade, there has been an increase in the National Collegiate Athletic Association or NCAA’s policy on Amateurism. As previously stated, this policy has been around since the creation of the NCAA, but the elements of the policy are almost the same. According to the NCAA Manual, a student-athlete is considered an amateur if they have not: “signed a contract with a professional team, received payment for participating in athletics, played with professionals, received benefits from an agent or prospective agent, or agreed to be represented by an agent” (NCAA, 2015).

What would you do? Spend at least one year in college and go to the NBA, or play overseas in Europe and Asia, play with seasoned veterans, earn a paycheck then go to the NBA? In the year 2006, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) agreed to a rule that would only allow players that were at least one year removed from high school and were at least 19 years of age. This rule caused much controversy among fans, players, and league executives. I believe players should spend at least one year in college before declaring for the NBA draft.

Before 2006, NBA players did not have to go to college to be drafted into NBA. Notable players such as Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, and Kobe Bryant were drafted directly out of high school. Their careers have been nothing short of outstanding, so many people have questioned why the NBA increased the age limit in the first place. In 2005, the NBA decided that every player entering the draft must be at least one year removed from high school. Most players elect to spend that year, and only that year, playing at the collegiate level, creating what is known as the “one-and-done”. This is because most players decide that they do not want to risk injury playing another year or two in college, and would rather go into the NBA to receive the paycheck that entering the league promises. Since most players only spend one year in college, they come to the NBA still pretty raw in terms of skill. As a result, they play very few minutes, preventing them from developing their talent. In response to this problem, the NBA is thinking about increasing the minimum age limit to twenty. This would force players to stay in college for another year. NBA National Columnist Howard Beck wrote an article, “New Commissioner Adam Silver Argues Minimum Age of 20 Better for NBA, NCAA Games”, reporting on the possible rule change. The NBA should increase the minimum age to twenty because it allows players to develop and it also increases the quality of college basketball.

You might wonder, what is the “one-and-done” rule exactly? “One-and-done” is when a player enters college and plays only one year and has a choice to either leave college for the NBA or stay for multiple years. NCAA and NBA implemented this rule because they believe that the players are too young and immature for the NBA. Before 2006, players were able to enter the NBA draft straight from high school. Prospects were not panning out and seemed like they needed a year or two develop their game. In other words, players were not meeting expectations. The NCAA wants to increase the amount of years to either two or three years that a player has to stay in college before they can consider entering the draft.

Basketball players entering the draft out of high school have been on the minds of NBA Commissioner David Stern and basketball fans across the world for the past few years. For several years, Stern has

If you were granted 4 years or more to progress your skills and become a better sports player, would you take it or determine your future after 1 year of college? The NBA one and done rule has to deal with college players only spending 1 year at college and going straight to the NBA. The one and done rule should be banned because players should be able to raise their NBA draft stock, have a better chance at success in the NBA with their progressed skills, and increase their money intake to support themselves as young adults and support their families.

In the summer of 2006, the NBA instituted the “one-and-done” rule prohibiting high school graduated from bypassing the collegiate level and entering the NBA Draft. To be more specific, this rule states that high school graduates will gain eligibility for the draft, one year after their high school graduation as long as they turn 19 years old by the end of the calendar year. This means players are not constricted to going to the collegiate level, but may choose to player overseas for a year while they wait for their NBA draft eligibility. The NBA claims this rule helps athletes gain maturity, further their education, while rather this rule was put into place as a way to help the NCAA increase profit and competition.

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.

In the NBA they want people to come in with a good education and not just be really good at basketball. This rule is controversial because some people think that NBA players should not have to go

IT was met with a class action suit and resulted in the dissolution of the ABA. The New York Nets, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and Indiana Pacers were all added to the NBA from the ABA. These were the four most successful franchises from the ABA meanwhile the rest of the players from the ABA were selected by other teams in a draft or granted permission to act as free agents. The New Jersey nets were the only other team allowed to enter the NBA because they offered up their superstar forward, Julius Erving. First they offered him to the Knicks and then the Philadelphia Sixers accepted their offer for $3 million buying their way into the NBA. Essentially they traded their franchise player for a spot in the

In one of the biggest sports organizations in the nation, future professional athletes are required to wait a full year after graduating high school to go pro; meanwhile, athletes from other sports, such as MLB, NHL, Golf, NASCAR, and Soccer, get to take an early advantage of their talents. The NBA, National Basketball Association, imposed the 19-age limit for eligibility to enter the draft to herd the high school players onto the NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association, but for some, college is all risk with relatively little reward. Concerns about young athletes career leads many of us to oppose the age requirement rule. We worry that by having that rule, these organizations will ruin the careers of many athletes before they ever made their first paycheck. Although, coming out of high school, most athletes possess neither the physical gears nor the maturity needed to play at a professional level, they should be able to make their own choices and control their own future. It’s been witnessed that one major injury can prevent a gifted young adult from living their dream and all the hard work will go down the drain. The NCAA asserts that the players will make enough money in the professional leagues; meanwhile, they make millions by hosting these athletes. However, by having these young athletes go to college, they get the opportunity to grow and begin something outside of basketball, in case it doesn 't work out for them. So, should these players be allowed to make