Minimum Age Requirements in the NFL and NBA: A Legal Review

By Richard Sheinis, Esq.*   The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBAPA) recently adopted a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. One of the provisions of the Agreement, which has drawn public commentary is the new minimum age requirement. The Agreement states that in order to be eligible for the NBA draft, a player must be one (1) year removed from the graduation of his high school class and must turn nineteen (19) years of age during th