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| Under - 1H | -110 |
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The NBA and NBPA have tabled the possibility of lowering the minimum age to enter the draft as part of its next collective bargaining agreement, which will mean the “one-and-done” rule will continue.
The league wanted to eliminate the rule, but the players wanted to ensure veteran players would be taken care of as part of the change.
NBA owners and executives were largely indifferent or fully against returning to high school gymnasiums to evaluate players, and even less enthusiastic about that idea without concessions from the NBPA on providing increased access to pre-draft player medical information and increased participation in several elements of the draft combine.
The rise of financial opportunities for non-NBA players has softened the NBPA’s belief there needed to be an aggressive push for lowering the draft limi
Anthony Davis scores a game-high 48 points as the Pelicans get the win in overtime over the Knicks, 123-118.
NBA scoring has been down significantly since the All-Star break with teams averaging 111.7 points and 19.9 free throws compared to 115.5 points and 22.7 free throws before.
The NBA had received criticism about the explosion of offense and there is now a widespread belief that referees were asked to call the game differently.
An NBA spokesman, however, told Marc Stein that “there has been no directive from the league office to referees to call games differently.”
