John Calipari lobbies NBPA for one-and-done change, high school combine
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John Calipari has been one of the most vocal about how the NBA’s age limit isn’t working, and he’s taking his case directly to the NBA Players’ Association.Calipari again called for the removal of the age limit rule, and said that he met last week witJohn Calipari lobbies NBPA for one-and-done change, high school combine
John Calipari has been one of the most vocal about how the NBA’s age limit isn’t working, and he’s taking his case directly to the NBA Players’ Association.Calipari again called for the removal of the age limit rule, and said that he met last week with the NBPA and urged them to establish a “combine” event for high school juniors.“The players and the families need to know – here are the ones who should be thinking about the NBA, and here are the ones who should not,” Calipari told Mac Engel of the Star-Telegram. “That’s why you need a combine.“If they want to go out of high school, go. If they want to go to college and then leave, let them leave when they want to leave. Why would we force a kid to stay? ‘Well – it’s good for the game?’ It’s about these kids and their families. Because let me tell you, if we (abolish one-and-done), the kids that do come to college will stay for two to three years.”Calipari also suggested the NBA ensure G-League contracts contain college education funds to ensure that younger p Read more