2012 NBA Draft
The 2012 NBA Draft is scheduled to be held on June 28, 2012 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft will start at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and will be broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams will take turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
Eligibility rules
The draft is expected to be conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's now-expired 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes.[1] As of 2011, the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2012 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1993.[2]
- Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[2] The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[3]
The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[4] Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1990).[5] U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played minor-league basketball with a team outside the NBA are also automatically eligible.
A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[6][7] For the 2012 draft, this date fell on April 29. Under NCAA rules, players will only have until May 8 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.[8]
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility.
Draft Lottery
The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that miss the playoffs; the order will be determined through a lottery. The lottery will determine the three teams that will obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the previous season.
References
- ^ Zillgit, Jeff (December 7, 2011). "Hunter's memo to players details NBA CBA". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2011-12-07/hunters-memo-to-players-details-nba-cba/51722458/1. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "Article X, Section 1(b)(i)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(c)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)G)(1)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(F)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008. (non-international players)
- ^ "Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(3)". 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php. Retrieved April 17, 2008. (international players)
- ^ "Bylaw 12.2.4.2.1.1 Exception—Basketball—Four-Year College Student-Athlete, Men's Basketball" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Division I Manual. National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 72. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D111.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
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