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The real solution to this is an NBA minor league system and a larger draft. You set up actual affiliates, send the 18 year olds to play with guys who are semi-pro, CBA level players so they can learn fundamentals playing against grown men and be trained by NBA hired staff, and we dont have guys on NBA teams who look completely lost.
You'd get more 18 year olds coming out to get drafted. If they're good enough, they get drafted, and make the NBA squad. If not, they get drafted, and end up playing for the Rochester Nets or whatever. Making money to learn their craft. If they're not good enough to be picked even as a minor leaguer, then they see if they can go to college.
Sure, then College Ball is really looking at the bottom of the barrel talent-wise, but I don't see why the NBA should give a fuck about the NCAA, and at least we'd get a more honest system in college; they'd really be 'student-athletes' and not just biding their time until they get a pro contract.
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