BigRedChief |
01-29-2016 11:45 AM |
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
(Post 12055118)
Is he some genius or something? Graduating high school at 16?
I think that is correct information. You have to be 19 to play in the NBA. That was put in there so the Europeans wouldn't be coming in while in high school.
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Here's the rules.
The current eligibility rules were established under the NBA's 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which expired in 2011, resulting in a lockout. The new CBA, approved in December 2011, made no changes to the draft rules, but called for the NBA and its players union to form a committee to discuss draft-related issues.<sup id="cite_ref-2011_status_quo_8-0" class="reference"> [8]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-stern_change_9-0" class="reference"> [9]</sup> The basic rules that started in the 2006 draft are:
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft.<sup id="cite_ref-CBA_Age_10-0" class="reference">[10]</sup> To determine whether a player is eligible for a given year's draft, subtract 19 from the year of the draft. If the player was born during or before that year, he is eligible.
- Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.<sup id="cite_ref-CBA_Age_10-1" class="reference">[10]</sup>
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