NBA age limit could happen says Comm. Adam Silver

An age limit could be coming to the NBA that requires players to be two years out of high school before joining the league. However, commissioner Adam Silver said there is no gain in discussing a change until a director of the NBA Players Association is in place.

The NBPA last had a director in 2013 when Billy Hunter was forced out.

Currently NCAA players are eligible to enter the draft after their freshman season. All of the top four prospects for The Sports Xchange - Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle - played just one season after high school.

"I sense there is a little bit of movement," Silver said, when asked if his proposal for switching the system is picking up steam. “[Acting NBPA director] Ron Klempner said at a sports forum recently that it was something that the union was willing to discuss. In individual, one-on-one conversations I've had with players as I travel around the league, my sense is that they're willing to discuss it as well."

Kentucky head coach John Calipari is a supporter of the 20-year-old age limit being discussed. Though much of his success came with top recruits who stayed for only their freshman season.

"There's going to be a lot of mad coaches if the rules change," Calipari said in February. "I'm going to get these guys for two years." - Reuters