Stern proposal

Sports | The NBA tries to find a way to keep teenage stars in college | John Dawson

What's the biggest obstacle for a University of North Carolina repeat championship next March? The NBA. The act of cutting down the nets in St. Louis after a 75-70 victory over Illinois in the national championship game will prove to be the last act by the latest incarnation of a North Carolina basketball team. Not only will the Tar Heels lose seniors Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott, and Jawad Williams, but any or all of UNC's star juniors—Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton, and Sean May—could bolt for a professional basketball career. Even freshman Marvin Williams, who contributed a key tip-in with less than two minutes remaining in the title game, is considering an NBA leap.

The decision for many players lies at the intersection of books and bucks: When does the potential paycheck outweigh the education and fun of college life? And with more and more premier college players choosing the glitz of the professional basketball life, NBA commissioner David Stern says he will push for an NBA age restriction that could radically change professional basketball and the college game.

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