I've seen Pro-Am mentioned several times on this forum. What level of this and what ruleset do they play under? I'm picturing the equivalent of semi-pro football that plays under NFL rules here and are full of hasbeens, wannabes and nevergonnabes.

Here D3 (and maybe D2) teams can submit a whole squad while there are rules governing how many D1 players from a given school can play plus you have your former NCAA players who may or may not have made it to the NBA and who may or may not be playing in pro leagues overseas.

They play modified NBA rules.

Well here there are leagues where current and former NBA players play with a lot of current college players at all levels. And being in Chicago with many current and former NBA players from this town, those leagues at one time were rather legendary. MJ played in a league at one time. I do not officiate any of this at all, but these Pro-Am leagues here are a little more than Men's Leagues at the local YMCA.

Peace

I found the secret. I find out when the season starts or a weekend tournament is being assigned. I ask the assignor for the older kids and grab a partner I enjoy working with. We work on our game and help each other get better and dont have to worry about a green partner. It makes for good money and a fun time knowing you have someone you like to work with. Its my suggestion to make Rec ball a good productive experience.

Oh, that's a given when I do these. I never do them unless I can pick my partner and then I take someone who I won't have to cover for/deal with for 4+ hours.