The one-and-done myth - data show two years of college basketball pays off for most

Posted Jul 2, 2017
If the one-and-done NBA draft rule is on its way out, as commissioner Adam Silver hopes, it’s not just the NBA and college basketball that will benefit. It’s the players, too. Having players play a second year of college basketball isn’t financially oppressive, the data shows. If anything, those who stay for a second year in the college ranks have longer and more lucrative NBA careers, by and large. (Lansing State Journal)

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