Essay On Why Nba Players Should Not Go To College

Over the years, statistics have shown that NBA players who go to college tend to avoid bankruptcy just as frequently as those who go straight to the NBA from high school. [MC(1)] Along with this, findings also show that players should have to go through at least two years of college. The reasoning behind this is so that the players are intelligent enough to take care of their money. These two years of college could perhaps allow these athletes to make smart, sound choices with their life and money, in order to better themselves for the future.[MC(2] Unless they are truly gifted, can make an NBA team better without having to go to college, and are friends with people who can help them take care of their money and keep them away from all of the bad things that come along with being a star/well-known athlete, it is likely that these athlete’s financial status will decline. [MC(3] [MC(4] These young men need to put …show more content…
What nineteen or twenty year old doesn’t want millions of dollars if they are talented enough? [MC(12)] Going from college where they do not make any money, unless they have a job, which is unlikely due to the fact that they are always practicing basketball, to making over $500k dollars per year on the first contract that you sign can make anyone change their mind on the topic. Another argument that could be made for these younger players to enter the draft would be that the NBA Players Association could help them take care of their finances and continue to help them grow and develop their maturity as well, throughout the early stages of their NBA careers (NBPA, 1). Granted, these reasons are both sufficient enough to at least consider the dropping of the age rule in the NBA, but there is truly not enough support or evidence in favor of