According to realgm, hoopshype and foxsports the NBA commissioner Davis Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand are trying to raise the age limit for eligibility for the NBA draft. They are requesting that players will not be eligible to enter the draft till two years after high school. The reason for this is to limit the amount people who try to make the jump to the pro prematurely. We all know that the success has worked well for some athletes such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnet, & Lebron James but does anyone know about the ones who didnt do as well. Some names like Johnathan Bender & Kwame Brown. Even though players can have great success in high school or college does not mean they are mature or even ready enough to play at the professional level. A lot of students think they can make it or are pressured by the fame/money to join the NBA. I personally hope this change happens because I really hate to see an athlete to loose their college eligibility/scholarship if they do not successfully make the NBA. The proposal is still awaiting the NBA players association. What do you guys think?
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Theage limit of the NBA needs to remain at the current level it is at. What if LeBron James had to go to college and torn his ACL? If a player is NBA ready, then he should 100% make that jump. Now, there are some cases of people who have gone into the NBA straight from highschool and became a bust, meanwhile they are making millions of dollars so I think their wallet outweighs their talent. So they make up for their skill with their paycheck. Although that sounds bad to fans of the sport; it's not just a sport, it's a business. Raising the age requirement has many pros and cons, but the bottom line is that if a player is proven to be eligible for the nba, a la Derrick Rose, then he needs to advance to the next level.
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