New NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Originally posted by JRutledge
The young Russian female tennis player that won Wimbledon last year was 17 or 18 when she won the tournament. No one is talking about her maturity and how she can handle her millions.

Not to mention Michelle Wie, the 15 year old golfer.

IMO there should be no age restrictions in the NBA. If a kid thinks he can play right out of HS let him get an agent & have at it. I believe the real issue is there's a drain of talent away from the NCAA, this age requirement will force most of these kids to serve a year there. Don't forget, the same media outlets that pay the NBA also pay the NCAA, it's in the interest of CBS, ABC, ESPN, etc to keep the level of play up in the NCAA game.

Also, if you get drafted in the first round I believe you get a contract guarantee at some minimum salary. IOW you don't need to be able to compete in the league, you just need to look good enough to go in the first round to make a huge paycheck. If the NBA was serious about keeping HS players out of the league they would eliminate this guarantee.