The NBA, NCAA, and NABC (National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches) collaborated to offer a potential solution to the mass exodus of CBB players leaving for the NBA. Proposed solution:
Would move the date college players can withdraw from the NBA draft back about five weeks -- from late April to late MayUnderclassmen would participate in an invitation-only combine in mid-May that would allow NBA teams to evaluate them and offer feedback on their draft prospectsCombine would include seniors, underclassmen and international players (Currently, if an underclassman submits official paperwork to declare for draft, he forfeits his eligibility and cannot return to school)Invitation-only combine would replace the traditional Chicago draft campIf a player submits draft paperwork and is not invited to the NBA combine, the recommendation is to withdraw from the draft and returning to schoolCould be voted on by the NCAA in January and take effect in time for the 2016 draft
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Would move the date college players can withdraw from the NBA draft back about five weeks -- from late April to late MayUnderclassmen would participate in an invitation-only combine in mid-May that would allow NBA teams to evaluate them and offer feedback on their draft prospectsCombine would include seniors, underclassmen and international players (Currently, if an underclassman submits official paperwork to declare for draft, he forfeits his eligibility and cannot return to school)Invitation-only combine would replace the traditional Chicago draft campIf a player submits draft paperwork and is not invited to the NBA combine, the recommendation is to withdraw from the draft and returning to schoolCould be voted on by the NCAA in January and take effect in time for the 2016 draft
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