TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 TEAM USA PRO OR COLLEGE PLAYERS 4 CHAPTER 2 SHOULD HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS BE ABLE TO TURN PRO 12 CHAPTER 3 SHOULD THE DRAFT LOTTERY BE ELIMINATED 20 CHAPTER 4 MJ PHIL ARE THEY REALLY THE GREATEST 26 CHAPTER 5 THE BEST OF COLLEGE AND PRO 34 FURTHER DISCUSSION 44 MORE INFORMATION 47 GLOSSARY 46 INDEX 48 ONLINE RESOURCES 47 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 48
Carmelo Anthony throws down a dunk for Team USA at the 2016 Olympics CHAPTER ONE TEAM USA PRO OR COLLEGE PLAYERS It's hard today to imagine Olympic basketball without players from the National Basketball Association NBA and Women's National Basketball Association WNBA But the best players in the world weren't always allowed to participate in the Olympics Until 1989 USA Basketball the governing body for all teams that represent the country in international play did not allow professionals to compete Instead college players filled the rosters of all US basketball teams Given that the United States