Michigan State's Jaren Jackson Jr. is a potential high pick this week after playing just one year in college
The NBA sent teams a memo "indicating that 'eligibility rules' for the draft may shift" as early as '21 as the league "reviews issues 'related to player development and the corruption investigation in college basketball,'" according to Zach Lowe of ESPN.com. The memo "does not mention the one-and-done rule by name." But sources said that it is "meant to remind teams that the league and the players union could agree to scrap one-and-done before the expiration of the current" CBA in '24 -- and "perhaps well before then." The memo "serves as something of an advisory to teams that might think about trading away future first-round picks in the lead-up" to Thursday's NBA Draft. In recent months, both NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NBPA Exec Dir Michele Roberts have "spoken about the likelihood that the two sides might agree to end the rule." Potentially allowing elite high school prospects back into the Draft is just "one part of the NBA's broader plan to revamp its relationship with youth basketball." The federal investigation into corruption within youth and college basketball has "created an opening for the NBA to extend its influence into those age groups." The league had "investigated the possibility of setting up European-style academies for the best U.S. prospects before shifting to other strategies." The NBA has also "long sought a true minor league system via its developmental G League" (ESPN.com, 6/15).
