Kentucky Sports Radio · Feb 21, 2019
NBA submits formal proposal to lower draft-eligible age to 18
After 20 hours or so of endless hot takes and speculation following Zion Williamson’s shoe blowout and knee injury last night, the NBA has officially taken the first step forward to ensuring players are able to enter the draft out of high school..
According to a report by USA Today, the NBA has officially filed a formal proposal that will lower the draft-eligible age from 19 years old to 18, a move that would likely take place starting in 2022.
The NBA has submitted to the National Basketball Players Association a formal proposal that will lower the draft-eligible age to 18, @JeffZillgitt reports: https://t.co/jE0UGVbQ49
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) February 21, 2019