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I think that the NBA starts with the assumption that players are at a much higher level so 1) they should be expected to control the ball and 2) they are so able to control the ball that they will have the quickness of mind and body to do things that HS and college players do not, and make it look accidental. So you can't be last to touch before going OOB and first to touch after. Another similar difference in rules is that any airball where the shooter rebounds his own miss is considered to be a self pass - in HS and college, the ref can decide if it is a try on goal and therefore not a travel.
With the NBA's interpretation of continuation, you can see that their approach to players and making plays kind of cuts both ways. They expect them to be able to make plays and penalize them when they can't (OOB and travel rules above), and they allow them great latitude to make plays when the defense is being penalized (continuation rule).
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