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Message: [QUOTE="tep624, post: 2209140, member: 430"] Setting the rules like the MLB draft makes a lot more sense than what the NBA/NCAA currently has in place. You give the elite prospects the right to profit off their name immediately, and you protect NCAA rosters from decimation once a prospect decides to attend college instead of making themselves available to the draft. You also afford a third route to those that don't want to commit to having to wait to 21 to enter the draft but maybe aren't ready to enter the draft - JUCO. The NBA has a minor league now as well which further supports this model. [SIZE=4][B]MLB Draft Eligibility[/B][/SIZE] [COLOR=#0000ff]To be drafted, a player must fit the following criteria: [/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=#0000ff]Be a resident of, or have attended an educational institution in, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL], or a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insular_area']U.S. territory[/URL] such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico']Puerto Rico[/URL]. Players from other countries are not subject to the draft, and can be signed by any team unless they have attended an educational institution in the aforementioned areas.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#0000ff]Have never signed a major or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_league_baseball']minor league[/URL] contract.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#0000ff][B]High school players are eligible only after graduation, and if they have not attended college.[/B][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Players at four-year colleges and universities are eligible three years after first enrolling in such an institution, or after their 21st birthdays (whichever occurs first).[/B][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=#0000ff][B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_college']Junior[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_college']community college[/URL] players are eligible to be drafted at any time.[/B][/COLOR] [/LIST] The current model is a mess compared to the MLB model. [/QUOTE]

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