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If anyone feels this should be moved go on ahead, but I think this is a good spot for it, because of the obvious reasoning...
I love hearing this, because i was never very confident they would add an age limit. Also; does anyone have Odens birthdate?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2091116
Age limit, bigger cap, shorter contracts part of deal
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ESPN Insider
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> The NBA and its players' association are close to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement that would institute a new 19-year-old age limit, reduce contract lengths and raise the salary cap, sources close to both negotiating committees said Monday night.
The potential agreement would run for six years and would allow the two sides to avoid a July 1 lockout.
The two negotiating committees were scheduled to meet again on Tuesday morning in New York, NBA spokesperson Tim Frank said. Union spokesperson Dan Wasserman declined comment on the story.
A source close to the NBA negotiating committee and a source close to the union's negotiation committee claim that all of the major issues between the sides have been agreed to in principle, and the purpose of Tuesday's meeting is to work out some of the finer points of the agreement that weren't addressed during a lengthy, breakthrough negotiation session Friday. Both sources asserted that none of the issues left on the table are major sticking points.
If those issues can be worked out in a timely fashion, the two sides would be ready to announce a deal.
If a new agreement is reached soon, the players would have the opportunity to ratify it during a summer meeting on June 28. It might take several more weeks for the final agreement to get drafted, possibly delaying the start of the free agent period scheduled to start July 1.
The owners will have won several key concessions from the players, if the current proposal is agreed upon, according to sources on both sides.
• A 19-year-old age limit would be implemented. Players who are not 19 by draft night would be ineligible to declare. Under current rules, American players are eligible for the draft the year their high school class graduates. Foreign players must be 18 by draft night. The new proposed age limit would bar most, but not all (Amare Stoudemire was already 19 when he was drafted), high school players from entering the draft.
I love hearing this, because i was never very confident they would add an age limit. Also; does anyone have Odens birthdate?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2091116
Age limit, bigger cap, shorter contracts part of deal
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ESPN Insider
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> The NBA and its players' association are close to agreeing on a new collective bargaining agreement that would institute a new 19-year-old age limit, reduce contract lengths and raise the salary cap, sources close to both negotiating committees said Monday night.
The potential agreement would run for six years and would allow the two sides to avoid a July 1 lockout.
The two negotiating committees were scheduled to meet again on Tuesday morning in New York, NBA spokesperson Tim Frank said. Union spokesperson Dan Wasserman declined comment on the story.
A source close to the NBA negotiating committee and a source close to the union's negotiation committee claim that all of the major issues between the sides have been agreed to in principle, and the purpose of Tuesday's meeting is to work out some of the finer points of the agreement that weren't addressed during a lengthy, breakthrough negotiation session Friday. Both sources asserted that none of the issues left on the table are major sticking points.
If those issues can be worked out in a timely fashion, the two sides would be ready to announce a deal.
If a new agreement is reached soon, the players would have the opportunity to ratify it during a summer meeting on June 28. It might take several more weeks for the final agreement to get drafted, possibly delaying the start of the free agent period scheduled to start July 1.
The owners will have won several key concessions from the players, if the current proposal is agreed upon, according to sources on both sides.
• A 19-year-old age limit would be implemented. Players who are not 19 by draft night would be ineligible to declare. Under current rules, American players are eligible for the draft the year their high school class graduates. Foreign players must be 18 by draft night. The new proposed age limit would bar most, but not all (Amare Stoudemire was already 19 when he was drafted), high school players from entering the draft.
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AmeriBuck007
Honey, Frank the Tank is not coming back
Odens bday is rather later for his class being on 1/22/88. So if this rule goes into play he will not be 19 until 1/22/07 which would mean that he could declare for 2007's draft. Which means he would be allowed to leave after his freshman year at college.
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AmeriBuck007
Honey, Frank the Tank is not coming back
I think this would be a good rule. One thing i find odd is how much Jermaine O'neal supports this rule. He made the jump in 96 and his first 4 years in the NBA he averaged 4.1, 4.5, 2.5, and 3.9 points per game. He didn't really breakout until 02-03 when he averaged 20+.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
scouthoops.com$
6/21/05
Article discusses the rumors of the proposed age limit being 19 and it becoming a possiblity....if so Oden would have to spend at least one year in college before going pro.
Good news for Ohio State fans.
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6/21/05
Article discusses the rumors of the proposed age limit being 19 and it becoming a possiblity....if so Oden would have to spend at least one year in college before going pro.
Good news for Ohio State fans.
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tsteele316
Mr. Such and Such
couldnt he potentially play in the developmental league or the European League for a year then declare for the draft?bucknuts44820 said:
If a big time shoe contract is on the table for him, that could be an option.
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tsteele316 said:
College basketball = developmental league
Paying college basketball vice anywhere else will give him far more exposure and thus marketability when he turns pro.
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The NBA and the players union agreed to a 6-year deal today, which included the 19-year-old age limit, according to ESPN's ticker.
cbssportsline.com
League, players get new CBA done before lockout
NEW YORK -- NBA owners and players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement Tuesday, averting the possibility of a lockout.
The league called a news conference in San Antonio before Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with commissioner David Stern and union director Billy Hunter announcing their agreement.
The deal came on the fourth consecutive day of talks between the sides. The league's old seven-year agreement is due to expire on June 30.
Details of the new six-year agreement were not immediately disclosed, but the sides had been trying to reach compromises on several key issues. Among them were the owners' desire to raise the minimum age for draft eligibility to 19, reduce the maximum length of long-term contracts from seven years to six, and reduce the size of annual salary increases in those long-term contracts.
Among the main items the players were seeking was a reduction in the so-called escrow tax under which 10 percent of their salaries are withheld if the amount of revenues devoted to players salaries exceeds a specified percentage.
Owners had already offered to raise the salary cap from slightly more than 48 percent of revenues to 51 percent, thereby increasing the amount of money each team can spend on player salaries.
The NBA has a system known as a "soft" salary cap, allowing teams to exceed the cap threshold to retain their own free agents, and to sign free agents under the so-called midlevel exception that was added to the labor agreement in 1999 after the sides went through a 7½-month lockout.
Another lockout could have begun July 1.
The agreement will still need to be ratified by the league's Board of Governors and by the members of the players union at their annual meeting in Las Vegas next week.
cbssportsline.com
League, players get new CBA done before lockout
NEW YORK -- NBA owners and players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement Tuesday, averting the possibility of a lockout.
The league called a news conference in San Antonio before Game 6 of the NBA Finals, with commissioner David Stern and union director Billy Hunter announcing their agreement.
The deal came on the fourth consecutive day of talks between the sides. The league's old seven-year agreement is due to expire on June 30.
Details of the new six-year agreement were not immediately disclosed, but the sides had been trying to reach compromises on several key issues. Among them were the owners' desire to raise the minimum age for draft eligibility to 19, reduce the maximum length of long-term contracts from seven years to six, and reduce the size of annual salary increases in those long-term contracts.
Among the main items the players were seeking was a reduction in the so-called escrow tax under which 10 percent of their salaries are withheld if the amount of revenues devoted to players salaries exceeds a specified percentage.
Owners had already offered to raise the salary cap from slightly more than 48 percent of revenues to 51 percent, thereby increasing the amount of money each team can spend on player salaries.
The NBA has a system known as a "soft" salary cap, allowing teams to exceed the cap threshold to retain their own free agents, and to sign free agents under the so-called midlevel exception that was added to the labor agreement in 1999 after the sides went through a 7½-month lockout.
Another lockout could have begun July 1.
The agreement will still need to be ratified by the league's Board of Governors and by the members of the players union at their annual meeting in Las Vegas next week.
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tsteele316
Mr. Such and Such
the question is if reebok offers him a $multi-million deal now, and he can take it and play in the developmental league or in europe for a year and still be the first pick in the draft in 2007 regardless of where he plays, will he take it?MililaniBuckeye said:
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hoopsfan
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I would say no - Greg is not all about the money - he really wants the college experience (even if just for a year or two) and he knows the money will be there. I would be VERY surprised if he would choose either of those options ove college.tsteele316 said:
Also - expect an announcement from Greg and Conley soon - they were waiting for word on what the NBA was going to do before announcing their college decisions.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
Never Forget 31-0
Lets not get confused here people.....Greg Oden has expressed his desire to go to college in every article written about him. He is a very intelligent, humble kid who apparently has a great support system and knows what he wants. He wants to prepare himself for life, not just basketball and he has expressed this. Regardless of the age limit, in my opinion....Oden was going to go to college. I think this just ends the speculation. I expect him and Conley to make their announcement in July at the ABCD camp.
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tsteele316 said:
Why would Reebok even offer a kid that said he would go to college instead of playing in the NBA, even before the NBA made their decision on the age limit? Or why would they offer a kid who will play in a developmental league or Europer? They won't. They want the exposure the NBA provides.
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casey_buckeye
3rd time is a charm! Miami in January!
Supposedly Conley is announcing July 1st. Is that when the ABCD camp is held?
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