ESPN.com · Feb 22, 2019
NBA formally proposes changing draft age to 18 to players union
The NBA has formally proposed changing the draft-eligible age requirement from 19 to 18 to the National Basketball Players Association, USA Today reported Thursday.
USA Today, citing a source, reported that the union and its executive director, Michele Roberts, plan to review the proposal at its post-All-Star break meeting Monday. The timing of the formal proposal is not related to the knee injury suffered by Duke freshman and likely No. 1 overall draft pick Zion Williamson on Wednesday night, according to USA Today.
League sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski in October that the sides had been struggling to reach an agreement on lowering the age requirement.
