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Texas Basketball: Potential one-and-done rule change could directly impact Longhorns

By Andrew Miller

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns looks on during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Head coach Shaka Smart of the Texas Longhorns looks on during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) /
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Such a change in the NBA, such as getting rid of the one-and-done rule, could have an impactful change on Texas basketball.

A rule change that’s possible to take effect in the future that was mentioned by NBA commissioner Adam Silver could have a direct impact on Texas basketball. This is a huge announcement for the NBA, considering the lack of movement on the ineffective rule from year’s past. Texas basketball is one program that will be effected by this change in rules in the NBA.

Certain news sources have cited the fact that the one-and-done rule could be done with before too long. That list includes USA Today, CBS Sports, and the New York Post. It seems to be the widespread opinion that the widely disliked rule that is the one-and-done rule could be done away with.

Silver has long been an advocate supporter of player rights, which is one of the reasons why he’s so popular with NBA players themselves. That’s a huge key to getting this quick turnaround in a fast growing professional sport around the world.

Looking back at some recent one-and-done stars for the Horns, this basketball program has benefited off a few talented recruits. In the past five seasons, Texas had Myles Turner, Jarrett Allen, and Mohamed Bamba, that are growing stars in the NBA.

Bamba was the most recent of those one-and-done lottery picks in the NBA Draft that make a huge impact at the next level. He widely announced that he would’ve skipped out on playing for Texas, and would’ve made the jump to the NBA straight if he had the ability to do so.

Currently with the Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers, Allen an Turner could have done the same if the one-and-done rule was not instituted. That rule kept players like Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard from having any sort of forced college career.

The college basketball landscape would obviously be dramatically altered by a ruling that did away with one-and-done players. Yet, the greater good for the sport might be worth it, even for fans of head basketball coach Shaka Smart and the Horns.

Texas didn’t really land anyone that could be a one-and-done player on the recruiting trail for the 2018 cycle. Point guard Courtney Ramey could have that potential. More than likely, it takes at least two or three years for Ramey to reach his potential.

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For future recruiting classes for Texas basketball, getting rid of the one-and-done rule could dramatically hurt the immediate impact players the program gets. For the greater good of the sport, getting rid of this rule is definitely worth it.

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