How NBA’s Draft Rules Have Changed The College Game

June 24, 2009 - 3:00 pm By COED Staff

kobe_bryant_team_usa_wallpaper5Under the current rules, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James would have played at least one season of college basketball before they joined the NBA.

Those two went straight to the pros. Potential had to be evaluated at the high school level.

But when the NBA changed the rules to require at least a year before entry into the NBA, the college game changed.

Suddenly, there were a rash of “one-and-done” players, guys who came into college as highly-recruited prospects and the intention of staying only one year.

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