I know this question is stupid, but what's the benifit of going into the NBA draft or how exactly the system works. I mean if I were Durant or Oden, could I just say I am not going into the draft because I want to be in the championship teams? Then I could just wait the those teams to offer me contracts...
I am sure it would not work this way (otherwise noone would want to go through the draft). How does it work? Are you gauranteed more money going through the draft or sth?
2007-06-24 15:49:43 · 6 answers · asked by Nash Canada 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I know this question is stupid, but what's the benifit of going into the NBA draft or how exactly the system works. I mean if I were Durant or Oden, could I just say I am not going into the draft because I want to be in the championship teams? Then I could just wait the those teams to offer me contracts...
I am sure it would not work this way (otherwise noone would want to go through the draft). How does it work? Are you gauranteed more money going through the draft or sth?
Thank you for some of the answers, but I what I was looking for is that if I were Oden and wanted to play with the Heat and assume that the Heat has enough salary cap, Could I just told the Heat that I want to play for them and I will not enter the draft. Just pay me a lot and I will sigh for you (This way would work out for both Heat and Oden, the Heat get the best player and Oden gets to play with the team he wants)
Note: I just simply create this scenario out of my head, nothing true about it
2007-06-24 16:07:53 · update #1
The draft is kind of a win-win thing for both the players and the teams. The bad teams get good players and the good players get more playing time because they are on a bad team.
2007-06-24 15:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be eligible to be signed and play with a team you have to declare that decision by a certain time. Then by rule you are automatically entered into the draft. That way a team with the most money couldn't just get who ever they wanted. Really good players will go fast and they know that, and there is a certain pay you have to at least pay someone based on where they are drafted, like odem lets say will sign for at least over 5 million a year but the NBA would say that the team has to at least pay him a certain about cause he was the first pick and then so on and so on down the order. The players who go in undrafted are because teams are only allowed so many picks and they where the ones left unpicked.
hopefully this made since, any more questions just ask
2007-06-24 16:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by Arval T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The draft is to even out the chances so the rich teams don't buy all the talent. The worst teams get to pick first or trade those choices for players or money and the best teams from the previous year pick further down the list. A player has to go through the draft to get to play NBA professional basketball.
2007-06-24 15:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The NBA Draft was instituted to create order and to give weaker teams & teams from smaller markets a chance to improve and compete.
Allowing players to go just anywhere would great great disparity among NBA teams. Large markets like LA, New York, Chicago or Boston would naturally be swamped by players wanting to play for them.
The NBA draft ensures that each team gets a chance to acquire new talent at a level playing field.
2007-06-24 20:44:32 · answer #4 · answered by riqtan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the rules that the NBA created, it keeps things organized, so that there would not be any crazy deals.
2007-06-24 15:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by FlashOfBlade(Dime Bros) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because.
2007-06-28 14:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋