The timing was curious, but coincidental, as the day after Zion Williamson slid to the floor — causing all of the lottery-bound teams to suddenly reconsider their plans — USA Today and ESPN broke stories that the NBA had submitted a formal proposal to the NBA Players Association to lower the draft-eligible age from 19 to 18.
The proposal, seeking to negotiate the age change for the 2022 draft, still leaves out the simple part of any plan regarding high school players path to the NBA — that it is ridiculous that there is any restriction at all.