NBA owners recommend adding a third round in draft: NBA Update
According to reports, the National Basketball Association (NBA) owners want to add a third round in draft. The league owners have proposed an additional clause for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which would allow
for more players’ to be drafted in the NBA.
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has not commented so far on the potential proposal of adding third round in draft. Initially, there were three rounds of draft in the league but, after 1989; the NBA draft was
cut to two rounds due to so many rookie contracts which were proved discouraging for many young players and their potential talents.
This new proposal would help the league owners who have persistently been concentrating to develop a more competitive NBA’s Development League (D-League). Many NBA franchises have their own affiliates in D-League. The New York
Knicks, along with the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Golden State Warriors have their own associate teams in D-League.
These teams often send their rookie players into the D-League for gaining more experience on the court. The Oklahoma City Thunder is a recent example of being a successful team after their management acted on the same strategy
of sending their players to D-League and received the required results. They sent their several rookie players to D-league for seasoning and when these players made their way back into the Thunder squad, they played enormously well and proved beneficial for
their franchise.
Adding a more round in NBA draft will certainly make things more competitive for all the league teams. The league’s teams will feel more freedom choosing players from every round. This will also create potential expansion in roster
rules for every team. The expansion in roster means there will be more active players available to every team. Currently the NBA allows 15 players with every team but only 12 players active during a game. If this proposal gets approved, there is also a chance
of possible expansion in every team’s rosters.
Presently, the league has locked out its players over labour issues with the Players Association. These labour issues mainly involve the revenue sharing of the players with the NBA owners, with the latter claiming financial losses
under the old setup.
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