Help Me Understand Early Entry This Year
I read this in an article about Mason:
"New NCAA guidelines require underclassmen to make their decisions quicker than ever. The NBA’s early entry deadline is April 29, but the NCAA requires players who haven’t hired an agent to declare by April 10 that they are not entering the draft."
So if a player is undecided on April 10th he just says he is not entering the draft, then if he decides to go pro, just changes his mind on April 28th and enters the draft. What can the NCAA do to prevent it?
Thanks
SoCal
Now that I understand I like it
For years the NBA has dictated and the NCAA has said that they were powerless.
So we get one and done. Players can't go to the NBA when they want. Colleges can only get one year out of players. NBA gets to see kids play against college competition before the draft.
If the NBA does not like this change then maybe they will sit down with the NCAA and try to work out something that is fair to the kids, good for college basketball, good for the NBA and acceptable to the player's union.
Kids that don't want to be in college can declare and take their chances with the draft. While some players won't get as much of an evaluation, the NBA won't have as good as evaluation of the players either.
SoCal
NBA Early Draft and the NCAA deadline...someone make sense of this
Ok...yesterday in the TP thread we sidetracked onto Mason's draft options and how he may stay in the draft until the 29th without risking his eligibility..which makes no sense to me, and still doesn't. To catch folks up, here's what was written.
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Originally Posted by
CameronBornAndBred
I don't know...but if that loophole does indeed exist then it makes the whole thing useless. As far as I know, Mason is indeed "testing the waters". This means that he is taking advantage of a free service provided by the NBA to educate him on where he may go. I think he is provided access to like 20 representatives in the NBA and draft process, at least I read that somewhere. (looking for a link)
From The Chronicle...
http://www.dukechronicle.com/article...ng-pro-options
Being that he is a junior anyway, it would make little sense to not take advantage of this opportunity and gather some useful information while he can.
Here's another link..and I think it clears up your misconception.
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April 3: NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee Application Deadline
April 6: NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee Response Deadline
April 10: NCAA Early Entry “Withdrawal” Deadline
April 29: NBA Draft Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 pm ET)
May 3 or May 4: NBA Draft Early Entry Candidates Released
May 30: NBA Draft Lottery
June 6-8: NBA Combine/Pre-Draft Camp (Chicago)
June 18: NBA Draft Early Entry Withdrawal Deadline (5:00 pm ET)
June 28: 2012 NBA Draft
The main change that occurred this year involves the NCAA's unilaterally imposed “early-entry withdrawal deadline” of April 10th.
From DraftExpress.com
http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz1qKJRokRr
So there are two early entry withdrawal deadlines...but one is imposed by the NCAA.
That means that if you are in college, you have to pull out by the 10th, but if you are in another country where the NCAA has no say, then you have until the 18th of June.
To which CDu responded...
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Originally Posted by
CDu
It's not a loophole. It's a black and white distinction. If he declares, he gets a few days to try to meet with NBA executives before he would have to undeclare. If he decides not to declare early, he can talk with Coach K (who can talk with his contacts) up until April 29. If by April 29 he hears through Coach K where he'd likely go in the draft, he can then decide whether or not to go to the draft.
There are many in the media who scoff at the new NCAA deadline because it actually prevents players from really "testing the waters." Essentially, if you declare early, you have only a couple of days to actually gather information from NBA scouts before making a decision. So it's not realistic that a player will really gain any true information in time to make a decision. Those who declare early are going to basically have to stay in the draft.
Conversely, if you don't declare early, you can take your time and (if you trust your coach) use him to gain information. Coach K has enough contacts that he can advise Mason without Mason needing to go through a rushed process of meeting with NBA folks. So he can use Coach K and take more time to make an informed decision.
The only difference is that if you declare after April 10 you have no choice but to go. If you declare before April 10 you do, but there is very little time to actually take advantage of the window (because it's just a few days of access to the NBA folks).
I still think it's pretty loopholey. IF you don't have to pull out by the 10th, then why does anyone who may think about returning declare at all? Anyways...it looks like Jared Cunningham is doing exactly what CDu and others have suggested, so I guess he'll be the guinea pig.
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Oregon State guard
Jared Cunningham will "test" the NBA draft process, a source with direct knowledge told ESPN.com. Cunningham intends to bypass the NCAA's April 10 deadline and see if he can get enough feedback to be a first-round pick and declare by the NBA's deadline of April 29, the source said.
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2012/sto...rs-source-says
By the way, the article of this article agrees with me as well, that it's a loophole.
So...without making this specific to any players, can someone say why if you are an NCAA player that is unsure if you will stay in the draft why you wouldn't go this route?