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Adam Silver Says He Is 'Rethinking' NBA's Position on 1-and-Done, Age Minimum

Rob GoldbergJun 1, 2017

While the NBA still requires prospects to be at least one year out of high school in order to qualify for the draft, commissioner Adam Silver is apparently considering a change.

On The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Silver said he is "rethinking our position" and will "turn back to the age issue" on the next collective bargaining agreement.

"It's one that I think we need to be more thoughtful on and not just be in an adversarial position under the bright lights of collective bargaining," he said, via Ryne Nelson of Slam.

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The "one-and-done" rule forces most top recruits to play one season at the college level before moving onto the NBA. 

However, one of Silver's problems is that players often don't even last the full year, calling them "half-and-done."

"I don't think it's fair to characterize them as going to one year of school...whenever they lose or win in the NCAA tournament, that becomes their last day," he explained.

Players have taken various other routes to the NBA aside from college in recent years. Several high school stars chose to instead play overseas, like Emmanuel Mudiay. Others can join the D-League before attempting to be drafted by an NBA organization.

Thon Maker made the jump directly from prep school after officially graduating a year earlier.

Still, most prospects in the NBA draft come from college, which could be greatly impacted by any changes to the eligibility rule.

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