Washington Times · Oct 18, 2017
SNYDER: Looking forward to end of one-and-done era
In this Oct. 9, 2017, photo, Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz during the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. Fultz gets to start the next chapter of his career in a familiar ...ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Just like winter, the end of one-and-done is coming.
I don’t long for the cold weather, but the NBA’s inevitable shift will warm my heart.
Commissioner Adam Silver is a sharp guy. He’s smart enough to acknowledge the flaws in a system where premier talent uses the NCAA as a 35-game waiting room. Although improving college basketball isn’t his concern, he realizes his league would benefit from a different structure, too.