Updated: Jun 21, 2005, 3:13 PM

Vote: NBA Age Minimum


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A 19-year age minimum would have sent LeBron James to college instead of the NBA for the 2003-04 season.
The NBA and it's players union have finally agreed in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, and one of the main points is the much-discussed age minimum issue.

Players will now be required to be 19 years of age before draft day or be ineligible for the draft. Some say it's an unfair restriction on players who feel they're ready for the rigors of NBA basketball and the life that goes with it, while others say it is in the best interest of everyone involved to make high school players wait a year.

What do you think? How would you feel if someone felt you were qualified for a multi-million dollar job but you were barred from accepting it because you weren't at least 19 years old? Is this about protecting young players or NBA veterans? Is the age limit a race issue? Tell us how you feel about the NBA's new rule! Vote now, SportsNation!

  • 1) Do you agree with the decision to impose an age minimum of 19 years on potential NBA draftees?
  • 2) If you answered no, which would you rather see?
  • 3) What is the main reasoning for the NBA and it's players union imposing an age minimum?
  • 4) What will happen to the quality of play in the NBA as a result of the age minimum?
  • 5) What will happen to the quality of play in college basketball as a result of the age minimum?
  • 6) Do you agree with earlier comments by Jermaine O'Neal that the league's age minimum has racial undertones?
  • 7) Is the NBA's new age minimum unfair to 17 and 18-year-old players who feel they are ready for the NBA?
  • 8) Who is the best player in recent years to come to the NBA directly out of high school?

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