The NBA is probably the league most prone to having age problems for it seems to have the easiest jump from the senior prom to having 2 a day practices with world renowned athletes. Players like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and King James are all 3 examples of this quantum leap into the pros. There are a few speculations to this rule, should it be changed to the way it used to be, should there be more superstars let in early or should you have to leave your teenage years behind you and then be able to strap on the pro shoes and play ball.
The age limit has been in affect for the past two years now and it has seemed to be working at a decent pace. Greg Oden is not a good example as to why this limit was put into affect. Greg played one year at Ohio State and was a monster. He had incredible stats and seemed ready to play with the big boys. The rule was put in to see if these kids are truly ready. Greg seemed ready but it didn’t show this past year. Being hurt and missing the year may have proved something to David Stern and the NBA, maybe one year just isn’t enough. Even though players like Curry from Davidson, who had a phenomenal year in the tournament, seem ready in my opinion atleast one more year is necessary, and the rumor is David Stern feels the same way.
The rumor going around in the NBA world has people thinking that the 1 year rule will now be a 2 year rule as players must be 20 years of age to enter the draft, which essentially means two years at the colligete level.
Personally I am in favor of this new ademdum, which would force players to stick around and play atleast two years in college. I feel bad for the people who work with the Portland TrailBlazers and the mishap that happened with Greg Oden. This also helps the NBA with knowing who to pay, how much to pay them and who truly to draft. It also makes college basketball way more fun.
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