NBA's Adam Silver, NBPA's Michele Roberts meet with NCAA Commission to discuss one-and-done rule
Silver's desire to end the one-and-done could be pushing the sport closer to high school players having the opportunity to directly enter the league again
NBA commissioner Adam Silver and NBPA Executive Director Michele Roberts met with new Commission on College Basketball led by Condoleezza Rice to talk about one-and-done rule.
Per ESPN, Draft eligibility rules must be collectively bargained between the NBA and the players' association, and that conversation has been ongoing between the league and union, sources tell ESPN.
Nevertheless, there's a growing belief within the league that Silver's desire to end the one-and-done -- the ability of college basketball players to enter the NBA draft after playing one year in college -- could be pushing the sport closer to high school players having the opportunity to directly enter the league again. For that change to happen, though, the union would probably need to cede the one-and-done rule and agree to a mandate that players entering college must stay two years before declaring for the draft.
Per ESPN, Draft eligibility rules must be collectively bargained between the NBA and the players' association, and that conversation has been ongoing between the league and union, sources tell ESPN.
Nevertheless, there's a growing belief within the league that Silver's desire to end the one-and-done -- the ability of college basketball players to enter the NBA draft after playing one year in college -- could be pushing the sport closer to high school players having the opportunity to directly enter the league again. For that change to happen, though, the union would probably need to cede the one-and-done rule and agree to a mandate that players entering college must stay two years before declaring for the draft.