Early last month, Philadelphia 76ers‘ rookie Ben Simmons made a lot of headlines when he blasted the NCAA about the “one-and-done” rule. He stated the NCAA was using the student athletes, making millions of dollars every year while going on to saying that they're “messed up.”
Now, a player who came straight from high school to the NBA has given his thoughts on the controversial rule. Los Angeles Lakers‘ guard Lou Williams gave valid points and shared his reasons why he thinks it should be changed soon.
“It's a dumb rule. Some guys don't even want to go to college. You have guys going overseas. You have them doing different things and [Philadelphia 76ers rookie] Ben Simmons was very open about his process with how he spent his year at LSU in his documentary. Basically, our league was held up by the guys out of high school. LeBron, KG, Kobe. You have those guys and those have been the pillars of this NBA community. I just think it's a dumb rule, personally.”
Williams also said that he wants players to have control over their destiny and that the one-and-done rule is hurting universities as well.
“I would just like for everybody to be in control of their own destiny. Personally, I understand the NBA and government and all of these things are extremely different. You can go to war at 18, so you should be able to make a living at 18, especially if college isn't what you see for yourself. You're not realistically going there to be a “student-athlete” and wake up at six in the morning and lift weights and then have your day full with study hall and all these things. If you're really not committed to that process and you're only there for basketball, then I think that hurts the university as well.”
There were rumors that surfaced about the rule being changed in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement but it did not push through. As it stands, it will remain the same and will continue to split the opinion of many.
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