Kareem has it right, NBA age should be 21

[snowcraig2.0]

So he's an arrogant professional athlete? STOP THE PRESSES! IT'S A FIRST! WE MUST GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!!@!!@@$!@$!@#!@

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[VeloClone]

The best option is what college baseball does. Either go pro after high school, or stay in college at least 3 years.

If you think there are HS players who are not ready for the league entering the draft now*, just wait until they take your advice.

At least in pro baseball they have an entire farm system where players who are not ready can develop.

Edit: *I should have said before the current draft age rules...

[ISU42]

I'd prefer if the age was 21. I think that the league is watered down with guys who come in and have to take 3 or 4 years to develep into productive NBA players. It would make the college game and the NBA more competitive and more enjoyable to watch.

[CloneIce]

I disagree. For christsakes, if you can fight in the war at the Age of 18, you damn well should be able to make a living as a professional athlete.

[cyclonenum1]

I totally agree with him, brats like Lebron are getting old.


Abdul-Jabbar says NBA entry age should be 21 - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

LeBron is a brat? I don't see it...he seems very well adjusted and polite from my chair. Clearly, we don't really ever know about these guys for sure (witness Tiger) but I have always been amazed at how decent LeBron seems to be since he has had people kissing his *** and telling him he is great since he was pre-teen.

[jbhtexas]

I'd prefer if the age was 21. I think that the league is watered down with guys who come in and have to take 3 or 4 years to develep into productive NBA players. It would make the college game and the NBA more competitive and more enjoyable to watch.

Exellent point!

Also, the "you can join the military at 18, so you should be able to play pro sports at 18" argument is flawed. The military is an environment that is designed to take in 18-year olds. It is quite structured and disciplined (and rather pedestrian as far as amenities). The young people who enter the military are at the bottom of a command chain and exposed to an environment that is heavily regulated and designed to develop personal responsibility as well as instill loyalty and obedience to the command chain. They go through rigorous training and instruction.

For scholarship athletes, the college environment is very structured and instructional as well, and conducive to developing personal responsibility. Practices, study tables, classes, game travel, etc. It is also an environment that is designed to develop 18-22 yr olds.

The NBA environment is really not structured for 18-22 year olds out of high school. In the NBA environment, the newcomers go to some rookie classes, attend practice, attend the games, and then are left on their own to figure out how to deal with all their new-found money and all their new-found "friends" who want a piece of their salary. Someone fresh out of high school is rarely equipped to deal with such a situation.

[Clones85']

NBA should work just like MLB does. You can go straight from HS but if you don't than you have to go to college for 3 years.

Let's be honest, college basketball hasn't been the same the last 10 years with all the one and doners

[JP4CY]

NBA should work just like MLB does. You can go straight from HS but if you don't than you have to go to college for 3 years.

Let's be honest, college basketball hasn't been the same the last 10 years with all the one and doners

But David Stern could care less about that. He's looking out for the NBA and their income=get in players that make owners money.

[BryceC]

David Stern wanted more than the 1 and done rule. He wanted two but compromised.

And again, there are plenty, PLENTY of NFL guys who go broke and do tons of dumb stuff and they all go to college for a bit.