NBA age limit issue 53 Articles

by T-Dizz

The age limit the NBA has set is so that the young players can get ready for the life in the NBA and in the spotlight. It is so they can get prepared more mentally than psychically, since most of the players that are actua...read more

by Matt Dellinger

The NBA age limit is a very interesting discussion point for a number of reasons. I'd like to start off by saying I'm all for the age limit, I think it's a very positive thing for young players. At the same time, someon...read more

by Armon Anderson

The NBA age limit issue is still an issue today. David Stern, the commissioner on the NBA ruled out that you cannot jump from high school to the NBA any longer. As a basketball player aspiring to play in the NBA one day yo...read more

by Jonathan Barcus

Having watched basketball for many years, I've come to the conclusion that all-around, the overall quality of the game has deteriorated since I was little. The rivalries aren't there anymore (include the fabled Celtics-La...read more

by Paul Erland

The foundation - and a flimsy one it is - of the proposition to raise the legal age limit of the NBA to 21 is that both the league and the colleges will be best served by the restriction. The colleges will benefit becau...read more

by Bruce Bostwick

In a move that probably upset many High School seniors that wanted to go to the NBA right away, now has to wait at least a year or so for college experience. Now, thinking about this is something that you could see why it...read more

by Adam Craven

What would you do if you were faced with a decision such as paying fifty grand for college or getting paid fifty grand to sign a paper? As adults most people would say that a person reaches adulthood around the age of 18 ...read more

by Cray Sellars

I think the NBA age limit is a bad idea. Who decides what the age limit should be and how it should be enforced? Why are they trying to change the rules now. They didn't have a problem with the age limit twenty or thirty ...read more

by David Andrews

Much of the debate over an NBA age limit has been focussed on whether or not players will be best able to fulfill their athletic potential either by going straight into the pros or by spending a few years at the college l...read more

by Kenneth Hofmann

Since the inception of the age rule and that a basketball prospect must go to college for one year is a great thing for both the NBA and college basketball. The NBA in return is getting a rookie who has faced college-leve...read more

by Anthony Mays

After a collective bargaining session ended Thursday without a written proposal changing hands, the head of the NBA players' union said he remains unconvinced of the need to raise the minimum age. Union director Billy Hu...read more

by Stuart Kantor

I do not like the age limit the NBA has imposed upon high school and college students. Why should a person by restricted to earning an income because of his age if his skills qualify him to earn that income? Actors c...read more

by Frank Babrove

The NBA age limit has done a lot of positive things for the game of basketball. It has allowed teams that had a lottery draft pick to pick an experienced player who is more likely to make an immediate impact. Players who w...read more

by Deandre Thrash

The age limit now being used in the NBA is something that I totally do not agree with. To be as truthful as possible, college doesn't guarantee any player an advantage into going to the NBA. Yes I know that there are man...read more

by Nicholas Lilja

Forgive me for going off the board (no pun intended) on this age limit issue. While its a great discussion, I think more light should be shown on how the players are dealing with this situation. It's that time of year ...read more

by Joshua Kopp

There has been an issue floating around the NBA for the past fifteen years; "Should players straight out of High School be allowed to enter the NBA?" The commissioner of the NBA David Stern issued an age limit policy d...read more

by Alan Fernald

Imagine this... I have a son. My son is 18 and getting ready to graduate from high school. He has a tremendous offer on the table, the value potentially reaching the millions of dollars. Do I have him take it? or do I ...read more

by Spicy Salsa

Some may argue that the NBA age limit affords athletes the opportunity to go to college and "mature" or "grow" for at least a year. I think that the decision to pursue a college education should be solely that of the athl...read more

by Steve Wolf

Is College Beneficial to NBA Players? The common perception in the media is that a player is more likely to be successful in the NBA if he has played in college, the longer the better. My belief is that this has little...read more

by Matthew Beggs

Well when you real off all the NBA players who have jumped straight from high school i think a lot of people are saying what a success they have been especially Kevin Garnett,Kobe Bryant and La Bron James but look at the m...read more