ESPN senior writer Zach Lowe reported Friday that the NBA “sent teams a memo indicating that ‘eligibility rules’ for the draft may shift as early as 2021 (but no earlier) as the league reviews issues ‘related to player development and the corruption investigation in college basketball.'”
The NBA Draft Rule
According to Lowe, the memo didn’t explicitly mention the “one-and-done” rule. The memo, Lowe reports, was intended to remind teams that the league and the National Basketball Players Association (the players union) could get rid of the rule prior to the end of the current collective bargaining agreement in 2024.