http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7281052/nba-owners-players-tentative-agreement
Some additional details here.
Some additional details here.
Nba tentative agreement!!
- Thread starter =LarryLegend=
- Start date
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
I turned my computer on at 9:20 am PST and learned of this great news. I am very pleased. The only detail of the deal of interest to me is the Dec. 9 date for FA signing and training camp to start. I don't know why they couldn't have done this on June 30 but now I don't care. Go Kings!
Blake Griffin
@blakegriffin Blake Griffin
This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.
@blakegriffin Blake Griffin
This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.
Vlade4GM
All-Star
At least he didn't reference Kazaam.
bajaden
Hall of Famer
Stern at the press conference stated that the season would start on Dec 25th with a triple header. Not much wiggle room in that statement.
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
Oh My God.
ParniValjak
All-Star
About time!
Now bring on free agency!
Now bring on free agency!
bajaden
Hall of Famer
Read today that the owners are inclined to leave the draft as is for the next draft, and study what changes need to be made for a year. One of the proposals is to allow highschoolers to declare for the draft, but if not selected, be able to retain college eligiblity. As part of that agreement, any player that enters college would have to attend for 2 years, or if not, be two years removed from his highschool graduating class.
Not a bad proposal. It gives the very talented highschoolers that are percieved ready by scouts a chance to jump right to the NBA, and gives the others an opportunity to test the waters with college as a fall back. Anyway, the good news is that it appears the next draft will remain the same, and very rich with talent. Good news for the Kings!
Not a bad proposal. It gives the very talented highschoolers that are percieved ready by scouts a chance to jump right to the NBA, and gives the others an opportunity to test the waters with college as a fall back. Anyway, the good news is that it appears the next draft will remain the same, and very rich with talent. Good news for the Kings!
I don't understand how they can do that without the NCAA signing on - it's the NCAA who makes the rules about college eligibility, not the NBA.
Correct, it does not, if they go undrafted and do not hire an agent. There was the case of Randolph Morris a few years ago, who declared for the draft after his freshman year at Kentucky, didn't hire an agent, went undrafted, and returned to Kentucky for another two seasons. But still, that's NCAA rules and not NBA. Unless the NBA is working in concert with the NCAA they don't have much say in the issue. I suppose they could not allow entry into the draft for an 18-year-old who has hired an agent (basically forcing the kid to follow the NCAA rules) but even then I don't think the NCAA would like it. Can you imagine how many kids would "test the waters" with the draft after high school if there were no penalty to their NCAA eligibility? Practically all of them, just in case. NCAA teams would scream bloody murder, as half of the top 100 freshman might be up in the air about whether they're even going to go to college until late June. I can't see the NCAA being passive about that, and I think they'd kill that Randolph Morris loophole real fast. (Actually, who knows, maybe they already have!)
bajaden
Hall of Famer
All good points, and I don't have anything to add. I was just reporting what I read. As you said, some kind of agreement would have to be reached between the NCAA and the league. I can't see the league putting in a rule that could be voided by the NCAA after the fact. I like the idea of it, but as you said, it could really cause havoc with college recruiting.
