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(02-22-2019 09:17 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 09:12 AM)monarx Wrote:  

(02-22-2019 09:03 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

I have no problem with this. If a kid wants to play in the NBA, and he's good enough, let him do so. I also like the D-league. Why force a kid who has the potential to be NBA quality to go to college if he doesnt want to? Not everyone wants to go to college. College doesnt offer degrees in basketball either. Provide developmental options for those guys. I don't like the one and done situations, and would hope those guys just go to the D-league, overseas or straight to the NBA.

Yeah it's long overdue. The NBA just took way too long into developing the D/G League into what it should have been all along; a true minor league that allows players to move back and forth between the two leagues so they can continue their development.

The G league doesn't really allow players to move back and forth, unless you're a 2 way player and then I think they can only be with the NBA team for 45 days. And 2 way contracts are reserved for guys with 4 years or less of experience.

There are really three types of players in the G league:
1) those who have a real shot of making it to the league (these are the guys who are getting the 2 way contracts)
2) those who may get a 10 day here or there (keep in mind that teams are limited to how many 10 day contacts a player can have before they have to sign him to a real contact OR release his rights)
3) those who will never have a chance at playing in the league

I think what needs to happen is that NBA scouts should be allowed to give honest feedback to up and coming high school seniors. A guy like Zion doesn't need to be in college, with the exception of the social aspect and being on a college campus, his game isn't getting any better.

If the NBA were allowed to indicate who (talking about potential one and done only) would be drafted and where they would most likely fall, those who need to go to college would hopefully go that route, while those who don't need college could declare for the draft