Finally the end of the one-and-done? This would be good for college basketball.

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May 13, 2019
8:14:03am

James Halpert Contributor

SI.com

Silver expects end to one-and-dones for 2022 draft

The 2005 NBA draft was the last time high school players were able to make a jump straight to the league.

https://www.si.com/nba/2019/05/12/adam-silver-end-one-and-dones-2022-draft

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Finally the end of the one-and-done? This would be good for college basketball.

James Halpert

5/13/19 8:14am

Long overdue. The college game will still be awesome

Croweater

5/13/19 8:15am

I would argue the college game will be better.

Brigham

5/13/19 8:17am

Yes. Easy argument to make

Croweater

5/13/19 8:18am

It's actually the NBA that this makes things harder on - which is why I'm

BoiseBlue

5/13/19 8:29am

Less star power will make it worse. Think of how many eyeballs Zion brought in

Odysseus

5/13/19 8:35am

On the other hand

Brigham

5/13/19 9:09am

I think it would result in more parity across college bball

byujag

5/13/19 8:26am

Or it just shifts the talent level across the board and the power conferences

ataylor

5/13/19 8:36am

Not so sure. The best players will still be going to those schools, they will

Scratch

5/13/19 8:44am

I would think GMs would hate going back to drafting HS school kids

mudpupper

5/13/19 8:42am

except they seem to love it. They're obsessed with age and getting guys as

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 9:40am

terrible for college basketball. anybody who thinks college basketball would

smokymountainrain

5/13/19 8:48am

So why is Silver doing something that the teams won't like?

mudpupper

5/13/19 8:51am

from a political correctness standpoint - the arguments are strong. Silver is a

smokymountainrain

5/13/19 8:56am

Can Silver do this on his own? I imagine if owners wanted to keep the rule,

JuicyJam

5/13/19 9:04am

Silver would never do anything the owners don't agree to. They are his bosses.

mudpupper

5/13/19 9:15am

Who says they don't like it? They're the ones drafting these guys crazy young

Lip Gallagher

5/13/19 9:31am

Nonsense

Croweater

5/13/19 9:41am

Make it like baseball. You can be drafted, but if you choose to go to college, you're there for three years.

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