In a memo sent to all 30 teams in its league, the NBA reiterated that everyone should keep in mind that there could be significant changes to the way future NBA prospects are filtered. According to a report by Zach Lowe of ESPN, while the memo does not exactly point to the removal of the one-and-done rule, it does imply that it could be gone as soon as 2021.

The memo does not mention the one-and-done rule by name, but it is meant to remind teams that the league and the players union could agree to scrap one-and-done before the expiration of the current collective bargaining deal in 2024 — and perhaps well before then, sources say. The memo says that, as of now, the league does not expect changes in draft eligibility rules to take place at any time “prior to the 2021 or 2022 draft.”

The memo comes across also as a timely reminder with the 2018 NBA Draft less than a week away from happening. The days leading to the draft have always served as the peak time for rumors about teams trading future draft picks to swirl, and if anything with regards to eligibility rules is subject to change, it only seems prudent for the league to make sure every ball club is made aware of that.

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Should the one-and-done rule eventually get waived, it would mean the return of prep-to-pro players once again. High school players could then be allowed to submit their names into the draft pool, similar to the path taken by the likes of LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, and Dwight Howard to get into the NBA.