High School Basketball Rules

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“Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime,” Johnny Ball stated. Many high school basketball players are talented enough to make it into the NBA. However, the one and done rule prevents these kids from fulfilling their dreams. The one and done rule was established in 2005 and stated that players must be 19 years of age or have one year of college experience before entering the draft (wikipedia.org). Since then, many debates have come up; some arguing to abolish the rule, some to increase it, and some feeling the rule should not change. High School basketball players…show more content…
The NBA does not provide any ways to improve if they do not wish to attend college. While other players are developing their skills at the college level, kids that have no interest in attending a university are not given legitimate opportunities. Although the Developmental League does not have an age restriction, the salary is only between 13,000 and 25,000 (espn.go.com). Also, the chances being called up from the D-League to the NBA are very low. The only mildly successful player to be called up is arguably Jeremy Lin. Most other players that have been called up have not received attention, nor playing time. Within the last 10 years, no player has been successful in the NBA after deciding to skip college and wait one year to be 19. It is very unprofessional that the NBA does not provide any opportunities for kids that do not want to go to college to maintain their…show more content…
Throughout the years, numerous players who have been projected to be “the next big thing” in the NBA have been subject to career ending injuries in college. These kids are being practically forced to attend college, and then are at risk of an injury. Meanwhile, they could have been a number one draft pick if they had been able to go to the draft from high school and made millions of dollars. But one injury ruins their entire career. Not only that, but the NCAA does not cover health insurance. Meaning, if a kid gets hurt, his struggling family will have to pay for treatments. If this player were in the NBA, paying for any treatment would not be a problem. The one-and-done rule is not fair to players because of the risk of
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