The One and Done Rule: Nba

It is April 28 and everyone is excited to watch the annual National Football League draft. Families have friends and families over and there is an abundance of food. College football players are eager to get drafted and watchers have their own bets of who is going to get drafted. Although the National Football League draft is a huge source of entertainment and is an American tradition, college football should not be allowed because it is an endangerment to the student health, it enforces the need for harmful drugs, and it does not benefit the players after college.

Millions of dollars in their pockets could be a dangerous idea. They may not be able to withstand the pressures of professional sports and spend all their money on drugs and alcohol. What they do not understand is that once they are in that spotlight, there is no turning back. Young athletes are exciting to see in professional sports, but it makes you think of what they actually went through and handle in everyday life as a teenager. In addition, Isamu Bae says ?Professional scouts must attempt to decipher the maturity level of players, and for athletes in their teens, it is nearly impossible to figure out.? Growing up, the time a child would have playing with his friends or going to the movies, would not be there like for any normal kid. They made the sacrifice to play sports rather than have a social life and be a regular kid.

Although some think the decision to go to the National Basketball Association should be solely in the hands of the players and although current efforts ensure that basketball players are in college for at least one year, the one-and-done rule needs to be revised because it destabilizes the college basketball system, leaves players without a backup plan, and causes players to lack the wisdom to make wise financial and life decisions.

First off, players considering going to the NBA will have their draft stock grow by graduating college before going to the Pros. But in some disappointing examples, teams take gambles with unknown teenagers and most times they do not pan out. A perfect example would be high school phenom Leon Smith, he grew up homeless bouncing around from orphanage to orphanage, when an NBA paycheck was placed in front of him he could not resist. The Dallas Mavericks were not aware of Smith’s tortured past when selecting him in the first round; playing only a handful amount of games in the NBA his career did not work out (Coomes). Who knows how his career would have played out if he went to college before the pros. Mark Tracy would agree with that story in his 2016 article where he declares, “It’s no secret that the NBA would prefer most players to stay in college for longer.” That statement can be translated to the equation: longer one stays in college, higher the draft pick. Many factors lead into scouts wanting players to compete in college for longer, one example from Kiki Vandeweghe, Basketball operations VP for NBA, explains familiarity, “The longer you stay in school and play, the more information we would have about you… the more familiar we would be with your game, the better predictor you can have for success.”

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.

First, I believe the NBA one and done rule should be banned because of a player's draft stock. Do you think a player ever dreams about being a 2nd round pick, No! An NBA player wants to be a first round pick. Some players have the honor of being coached by a legend John Calipari, or Mike Krzyzewski who have a combined 6 National Championships. In fact, these national championships are won by playing a tough, hard fought battle in a 64 team tournament called March Madness. According to NCAA.com. March Madness is one of the most watched events in history grabbing an average of 10.4 Million viewers

They have changed that rule because of the reason of athletes getting hurt in the middle of their career if they go straight pros and they get hurt or something happens then what are they gonna do for income to live off of. This is a very big problem we see in professional athletes today.basketball and football players who wind up in the pros had little or no interest in going to college in the first place. They want to be first in line for the professional drafts. What they would like is to have the NBA's cooperation in doing anything they can to keep boys playing college basketball for as long as they can. That is why the NBA came up with the rule student athletes must got to college for at least one year, this is to help these athletes that are not mature and are thinking just about the money and not about the love of the game. That's what it should be because this would make watching games so much better because this would give better competition which would make for a better

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 concerns high school and college basketball players, but it hurts more than just the players involved: it hurts the college basketball system. Lonzo Ball, one of the most exciting players in college basketball, will leave college and take his talents to the NBA after his freshman season. Because some of the best college basketball players are leaving after their freshmen years, the excitement they bring to college basketball also leaves early. Electric players like Lonzo Ball are not the only things being lost; college basketball also loses stability. The best high school players usually go to the best college basketball programs, so only the top few teams in the country receive the top high school recruits, and those schools have an advantage for success. Schools like Kentucky and Duke lose more players each year because they control the top recruits, who are more likely to be one-and-done players. Because they lose more players each year, they have

    The NBA has implemented a rule that is called the one and done rule. This rules states that players after their high school basketball career cannot go to the NBA without having at least one year in college. This is because the college players might lack what is needed in the NBA and because education nowadays is very important The NBA is so physical and it is most definitely not for everyone. There are some players that are ready for the NBA straight out of high school. A few like Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy Mcgrady went to the NBA without going to college before the One and Done rule was implemented. Tracy Mcgrady was introduced to the Hall of Fame in 2017 while Lebron and Kobe are both first ballot Hall of Famers. Rare phenomenons like them can help a NBA team get what they are looking for as they impact the game so much. Although the One and Done rule was created a few years back I believe that the NBA should disregard it because these young players should know what the right step would be for their future career in basketball.

The “one and done” rule has been a trending topic since it was put in place by NBA officials in 2006. The one-and-done rule explains that players who wish to enter the NBA draft must attend at least one year of college or be at least one year removed from high school graduation as long as they turn 19 years old by the end of the calendar year of the draft. Before this rule was put in place, high school players were eligible for the NBA draft immediately upon graduation. Kevin Garnett was drafted immediately after high school in 1995, his jump from high school to the NBA started a trend. A total of 39 players were drafted out of high school, like Kobe Bryant in 1996, Tracy McGrady in 1997, and even LeBron James in 2003. Though there are a few reasons for why the one and done rule should be dismissed, there are more valid reasons to why the rule should stand. There will be two sides when it comes to any argument. The NBA does not seem to fully agree with it while the NCAA enjoys it and feel like players should have to stay even longer. In the long run, the one-and-done rule benefits the NCAA as well as the NBA. But why should

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.

Division I have decided to make changes to their recruiting rules effective this upcoming Friday. The change relates to the communication that coaches can have with their recruits while still in high school. Over the last few years the rules for recruiting have become more and more less strict. The biggest change to become effective is that there will now be unlimited personal contact between coaches and recruits after June 15th of their sophomore year. This allows for a lot more information to be transferred between coaching staffs and those athletes that they hope to recruit. The NCAA believes that this will allow for more solid relationships between coaches and recruits, which will help,