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Originally Posted by getbak
That is certainly a flaw in this idea for the NBA.
As I understand it, a player must be out of high school for at least one year before declaring himself eligible for the draft (he doesn't have to play college ball during that year, but that's the idea). He can choose to declare after any year of college, so he basically has 4 years to choose from. If a player is a guaranteed first overall pick, he could look at the next four teams in line to pick first overall, and choose the one that best suits him.
For this to work as intended, the NBA would likely have to change its eligibility rules to be similar to the NHL, where players become eligible based on their ages on a specific date.
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No player would wait more than a single season. Not a chance, the risk of injury and the financial reward for coming out of college - particularly for a #1 overall pick - are far too great.
A #1 pick gets about 20 million over four years, plus tens of millions more dollars in endorsements. A college player gets nothing other than the chance to injure themselves every single night.
There may be a rare case of a player deciding to wait a single year to declare eligibility, but it would almost never be a problem.