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[QUOTE="FrancoPizza, post: 1775619, member: 5195"]
I'm afraid this will lead to a mass exodus of players to the D-league -- players would declare for the draft even if they know they have a slim-to-none shot at being drafted.   For the top 10-15 kids in a class, the jump to the NBA makes sense at most levels.   It's the next group that faces some difficult decisions... and many of those kids based on their family situation may prefer to start earning a measly living in the D-league just to avoid the charade of attending classes and trying to flirt with ineligibility for 2 years.   But in spite of that possibility, this would do wonders for the college game.   Teams would field rosters of athletes that actually have an interest in college life who can also tolerate the academic "burden".    They would hopefully view the school as more than just an internship for the NBA.

On a related note, why can't universities create a new major for athletes who take the 2-year plunge and aspire to a professional career?  Call it the "professional athletics career track" or something where they take courses on financial planning and learning about the major lifestyle changes that may await them.
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