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MCALEAVEY, SUSAN. "Spendthrift Trust: An Alternative To The Nba Age Rule." St. John's Law Review 84.1 (2010): 279-304. Business Source Premier. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
This article focuses more on the question of what alternatives are there to this questionable rule. It provides a valid history of the rule, and the process the NBA underwent to enforce it. Originally four years of college was required before entering the draft, until the rule was challenged in court in 1979. This overturned the rule, and allowed for players to enter the draft straight out of high school. Spencer Hayward was the first to challenge the rule. From 1994 to 2005 36 players went straight to the draft from high school, notably Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, and Tracy McGrady. The article also entails the rationale and influences of the new rule. This was a very informative non-biased article to reference.
The article challenged my original set opinion on being against the NBA age limit. It provided valid arguments from the other side, and showed rational reasoning behind it. The intention behind the rule was for the better of the athletes, whether you want to interpret it like that or not.
This ties well with my overall topic and my other articles, because it has changed my way of thinking immensely. I now have a balanced opinion on my topic, and it was nice to have information on the opposing side of the argument. It also gave me indefinite examples of players who successfully and unsuccessfully went straight to the Draft.
Now that I have a general background of the opposing side and history of the rule, my next step of research would be the effects the rule has on the league itself. I would like to see if money has anything to do with keeping players out of the league for a year. For example, if all the star players didnt play college basketball, that would probably entail a big revenue cut for the sport.
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