Adam Silver has only been the NBA commissioner for a very short period of time but it’s clear one of his main objectives is raising the NBA age limit and he’s getting closer to making it happen.
Silver went so far as to bring in NCAA president Mark Emmert to talk to the owners and discuss what needs to be done to get the age limit up to 20, reports Brian Windhorst of ESPN.
“If we’re going to be successful in raising the age from 19 to 20, part and parcel in those negotiations goes to the treatment of players on those college campuses and closing the gap between what their scholarships cover and their expenses,” Silver said. “We haven’t looked specifically at creating a financial incentive for them to stay in college. That’s been an option that has been raised over the years, but that’s not something that is on the table right now.”
