The NBA will consider lowering the draft age cap to 18

Since it was implemented in 2005, the NBA’s 19-year age minimum for entrants into its Draft has been one of the foremost topics of conversation among people who follow college basketball and recruiting. More commonly known as “one-and-done,” it’s a rule that’s generated a lot of strong opinions over the past 17 years. And, as the league and the NBA Players’ Association enter their second bargaining cycle for the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement since current commissioner Adam Silver took over, it might well be on its way out. Shams Charania of The Athletic Tweeted on Monday that the two sides are “in serious talks” on lowering the Draft’s age requirement to 18, which would allow most prospects to enter the league right out of high school. Such a change could happen as soon as the 2024 Draft, and seems likely: in the linked article, which requires an Athletic subscription, Charania goes so far as to say “The NBA and NBA Players Association are expected to agree on moving the age eligibility for the NBA Draft from 19 to 18.”

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