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Reposted from the Deverill Biggs thread: Is the 'one-and-done' rule a part of the collective bargaining agreement for the NBA? Maybe somebody that follows this closer than I do can tell me the logistics of getting that changed. I know the head of the NCAA and someone from the hierarchy of the basketball arm of the NCAA have said the one-and-done rule is a concern. I know I recently read that I believe Stern said he'd like to get it changed, as well as the loudmouth from down South, Mark Cuban, has said it's a problem as well. Just wondering how big the logistics are, and if it would need to go through the collective bargaining process. The only reason I bring that up in this thread is your comments, blackshirts007, about Okafor being a 'one-and-done' type kid, and if that could be changed before he got into school. If so, we might get more than what we think if we could attract him here. (Big 'if' at this point, I know, but still...) New posting: I'm wondering how quickly they can get that rule turned around. I think it'd be good for both levels of basketball to get it done. As it is, I think it actually probably hurts both levels because of the lack of development time at the college level affecting both the college game and the ability to have consistency, and the lack of actual development of game skill v. pure athleticism at the NBA level. Certainly be interesting to see where they go with this to try and fix the perceived problem.