With the news that the NBA is planning on abolishing the one-and-done rule and letting high schoolers once again apply for the draft, let's reexamine why this change is being implemented. Advocates of abolishing the rule state that elite prospects like Zion Williamson are risking injury by playing one season of college ball and also by waiting a year to join the NBA they lose out on a prime year of super max salary, due to their rookie contracts starting a year later. Both of these points are very valid, but there is a fix. No, the NCAA isn't going to suddenly start paying players.
A couple suggestions to fix the controversial one-and-done rule
