ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Total myth. High school draftees were superior to their college counterparts by every conceivable metric.there were a lot more busts from high schools so essentially NBA raised the age limit to protect itself.
It was precisely teams realizing the value of HS players that caused more and more of them to get picked. The league wasn't as interested in player development in those days, and the union saw those players as taking up roster space from paid-their-dues veterans, so the two sides could agree to make the change in the 2005 CBA.
Both parties look at the issue differently now, so changing back becomes an agreeable issue for the next CBA.