In recent months, there has been a progressive push by NBA commissioner Adam Silver to discuss possibly altering the one-and-done rule, which has been in place for over a decade.

With that in mind, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, who held the same position at the University of Florida prior to his jump to the NBA, weighed in on the developing situation.

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Donovan has a plethora of experience with that exact situation arising during his time at Florida with players that he felt could have entered the NBA straight out of high school. In many instances, these players have shown to have the individual game that can translate into success at the professional level.

At the same time, it allows for the universities to better recruit for their schools given that they know which players are heading to the NBA out of high school. It essentially gives them the ability to hone in more directly on the players that want to play at the collegiate level.

There are many wrinkles and folds to this situation, but it's clear that the NBA is hedging toward making a major change to the rule. Ultimately, it will all come down to both the NBA and NBPA agreeing to the framework of some new guidelines that will be for the betterment of both the collegiate and professional game.