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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 2096705, member: 2133"]
That used to happen in baseball where it was called draft and follow. A team could draft a player and retain rights for [B]one[/B] year if the player returned to college.  There were a couple of issues with it.  Namely players could increase their leverage with teams by having a great year and then demanding a much higher salary, or they would return to college for another year and then reenter the draft.  The other big issue that they had was tampering.  A player would be drafted say 30th round by the Reds, return to college, blow-up, and then have a team like the Yankees whispering in their ear saying that if they would return to college, the Yankees would draft them in the first round (or whatever) and give them a much larger signing bonus.

The NBA has much different contract rules, but ultimately, the NCAA just shouldn't be the[I] de facto [/I]minor league system for professional sports.  It creates far more headaches than it actually helps.  Taking away the top-twenty or so recruits every year and sending them directly to the NBA would not kill NCAA basketball.
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