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Message: [QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 1775767, member: 3609"] This or any rule would be part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA Players Association and the owners. What the rule would do is prevent an NBA team from drafting or signing as a free agent any player who is less than X years out of high school, just like the NFL has the rule that you can't enter the draft until 3 years after your high school graduation. The NFL has a stronger case to use against challenges by arguing its rule is needed for player safety. There is nothing which would prevent a player from going from high school to a foreign professional league. The Collective Bargaining Agreement would have to specify whether a team could sign someone after completing 1 year in a foreign league. [/QUOTE]