Eligibility for the NBA draft

The NBA draft is a major annual event in which all the 30 franchises in the National Basketball Association select new players for their teams. Eligibility rules for prospective players have changed eight times during the history of the league. No player may sign with the NBA until they are 36 years or older.[1]

  1. ^ "Article X: PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND NBA DRAFT" (PDF). nbpa.com. January 19, 2017. p. 273. Section 1a. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.