Post by Gundo on Apr 21, 2015 0:17:56 GMT -8
A coalition from the NCAA and NBA have discussed a NBA combine, both CBS and ESPN have picked up the story. Here are the deal points from March of this year:
- Move the NCAA's deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA draft from the day before the NLI spring signing period to late May — approximately five weeks later
- Keep the NBA early application entry deadline 60 days prior to the NBA draft and unchanged
- Lead the NBA to send invitations to players by early May to participate in the NBA draft combine in mid-May. The invitations would be limited to qualified prospects — approximately 20-30% above the number of draft spots (about 70-80 total players). This is intended to make things more cut-and-dry for prospects who do not receive a combine invite, and they would still be able to return to school.
- Lead the NBA to provide after the combine and before the new NCAA early-entry withdrawal deadline specific and direct feedback to underclassmen who participated in the combine about their draft potential and projected landing spots.
Do you all like the revised combine idea? If there was a combine like this, this season, both Shep and Malik would have attended. With this new format Malik may have left the program while, it's uncertain where Shepard would have landed. It's sort of like the NBA summer league in spring.
I feel it's a huge benefit for the NBA, and perhaps help solve the leaving early issue for border line players. The only issue is players would have to balance out working out for the combine with going to school. I am not sure that's possible.
The downside for college coaches is recruiting and roster uncertainty go well beyond where we are now.
- Move the NCAA's deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA draft from the day before the NLI spring signing period to late May — approximately five weeks later
- Keep the NBA early application entry deadline 60 days prior to the NBA draft and unchanged
- Lead the NBA to send invitations to players by early May to participate in the NBA draft combine in mid-May. The invitations would be limited to qualified prospects — approximately 20-30% above the number of draft spots (about 70-80 total players). This is intended to make things more cut-and-dry for prospects who do not receive a combine invite, and they would still be able to return to school.
- Lead the NBA to provide after the combine and before the new NCAA early-entry withdrawal deadline specific and direct feedback to underclassmen who participated in the combine about their draft potential and projected landing spots.
Do you all like the revised combine idea? If there was a combine like this, this season, both Shep and Malik would have attended. With this new format Malik may have left the program while, it's uncertain where Shepard would have landed. It's sort of like the NBA summer league in spring.
I feel it's a huge benefit for the NBA, and perhaps help solve the leaving early issue for border line players. The only issue is players would have to balance out working out for the combine with going to school. I am not sure that's possible.
The downside for college coaches is recruiting and roster uncertainty go well beyond where we are now.