Should the NBA raise the age minimum from 19 to 20 years old? If you ask some members of the L.A. Clippers, the answer is a resounding 'no.'
"I think that's the dumbest idea ever," center DeAndre Jordan told Orange County Register. "For what? Why make those guys, those college phenoms, stay in college for two years? Some of our greatest players, Hall of Famers, Top 50 players are going to be guys who came out of high school. Why should we put an age limit on it?"
NBA players' union president and Clippers star Chris Paul is also against the age restriction. The many-time All-Star left Wake Forest after just two years in college. He said: "Every situation is different. I knew I wasn't ready after my freshman year. But, that's not everybody's situation. I think you should have the option or opportunity to decide if you think you're ready. ... If you feel like you're ready, it shouldn't be someone else's decision."
New NBA commissioner Adam Silver has declared his intention to increase the age limit from 19 to 20 years old, saying an extra year will make more college players mature and ready to play in the league. However, the rule could not take effect until the current collective bargaining agreement ends in 2017.
Even Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is not a fan of the proposal.
"I just have a philosophical view about it, that guys should have a right to earn a living, " he said. "I can go and fight in Iraq at 18, but I can't play in the NBA? That's silly to me."
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