Outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes that if the NCAA does not change the one-and-done system for college basketball players, the NBA Development League can provide a better environment until elite prospects are eligible to play in the NBA.
Cuban told ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon that nothing current is in the works, but if the collegiate level is unwilling to change, the pro level will by stepping in to help straight-out-of-high-school players with their education while they play in the D-League:
I think what will end up happening -- and this is my opinion, not that of the league -- is if the colleges don't change from the one-and-done, we'll go after the one. The NCAA rules are so hypocritical, there's absolutely no reason for a kid to go [to college], because he's not going to class [and] he's actually not even able to take advantage of all the fun because the first semester he starts playing basketball. So if the goal is just to graduate to the NBA or be an NBA player, go to the D-League.
As it stands now, prospects must be just 18 years old to play in the D-League, but the vast majority opt to ...
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Mark Cuban Claims D-League Would Be Better Path for Future NBA Players Than NCAA
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