Posted on 08/07/2019 5:37:36 AM PDT by C19fan
The NCAA issued new rules on amateurism and the NBA draft that started earlier in 2019, and part of those allowed NCAA players who declared for the draft to hire agents before the draft to test the waters and maintain eligibility.
But the NCAA is now instituting an agent certification program that will start in August. So in order for students testing the draft to be represented by an agent, that agent must be NCAA-certified.
CBS Sports’s Jon Rothstein first reported the criteria, but the list appears on an NCAA agent certification site. Candidates must meet prerequisites, then go through an application process that includes a background check, exam, fees and other steps.
When Rothstein first reported the criteria earlier Tuesday, Twitter users felt the rule was in response to Rich Paul—LeBron James's agent, who founded Klutch Sports Group. His clients include Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, Draymond Green and more, and he's helped reshape the NBA with his deals. Paul does not have a bachelor's degree, a requirement under the new certification.
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what is the purpose of certification.....................
Thought control to keep the NCAA relevant.
Frankly I think its time to break sports out of colleges and treat them like a separate career path if this is the route we’re going, like trade schools.
That’s been around for many years already, just the NCAA that tried to be a hard a** about these things:
Golf and Tennis? Plenty of non-college grads
Hockey? The entire Canadian junior model
Soccer? Team training academies
Basketball? The NBA is looking at a full-blown Development path, including education
Football? The NCAA finds it so lucrative they will need to do something.
Baseball? So many players sign right out of high school
“Why does having a college degree even matter for being an agent? People are calling this the Rich Paul rule as the most powerful agent in basketball does not have a college degree. “
I would take this a step further. An agent should have a Juris Doctorate.
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