Johnny Anderson

11/8/2017
Bottenfield/Ferrell

TechLit

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men's professional basketball league in North
America; composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is widely considered to
be the premier men's professional basketball league in the world. The NBA is an active member
of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by FIBA(also known as the International Basketball
Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. The NBA is one of
the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. NBA players are the
world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.

The NBA does not require players to have a high school education. However, rules require
players to be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft. One full NBA season
must have elapsed since their graduation, as well; if they did not graduate from high school,
then they still must wait until one NBA season has elapsed since the graduation of the high
school class the player would have graduated in had he finished high school.For automatic
eligibility into the NBA draft, players must have completed four years of their college eligibility.
This does not mean a college education is required, however. If a player chooses not to go to
college, they must wait until four years have passed from their graduation from high school.
Also, if a player signs a contract to play basketball outside of the NBA, they must first be
released from that contract before going to play for the NBA.