A change to the NBA’s one-and-done rule reportedly could change in the 2020 NBA draft.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA and the NBA Players Association are considering letting players into the draft straight out of high school.
The NBA and NBPA conversations on eliminating the one-and-done draft rule — which would allow high school seniors to enter the NBA — are centered on the 2020 Draft as the earliest possible date for change, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 25, 2018
The report is a response to suggestions that were made by the Commission of College Basketball which called for the end of the one-and-done rule that’s in place.
“The NBA and the NBPA thank Secretary Rice and the members of the Commission on College Basketball for their commitment to address the issues facing men’s college basketball,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NBA Executive Director Michele Roberts said in a joint statement to Martin.
The one-and-done rule was put in place after the 2005 NBA Draft, making top recruits spend at least a year in college before going pro. Players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett have all managed to have successful careers in the league while declaring for the draft straight out of high school.
The one-and-done rule has sparked a lot of controversy in recent years, and many people have called for the rule to be removed. The rule forces top recruits to consider going to college or to play professionally overseas.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver has admitted that the rule has to change at some point in the past, and it appears that with the help of the Commision of College Basketball, the NBA will explore ending the one-and-done rule.
