The NBA draft is a lot of fun. It’s also terrible for everyone involved. Both of those statements are true. While we all love the spectacle of the NBA draft and the entire subculture, that doesn’t mean that the draft is actually good and it certainly doesn’t mean the NBA draft should continue. At its core, the draft is a solution to a basic question: How do you incorporate young players into the league? We have had the draft since the league was formed, and other American sports leagues use an amateur draft. So the practice has become normalized as the standard way major leagues incorporate young players. Read more http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2017/3/26/14973314/kill-the-nba-draft-rookies-ncaa-free-agency
