New age limit in the NBA? Don't count on it - Los Angeles Times

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First (Late) Cup: Tuesday
Published 4/8/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times: '"The union membership has historically been overwhelmingly opposed to raising the age limitation by a margin of over 90% of the membership," said spokesman Dan Wasserman from the players' association office in New York. 'In 2005 we agreed to raise the age to 19 literally at the 11th hour of bargaining [in return for NBA concessions that increased the salary cap]. ... It is highly doubtful that the league or the union would open up negotiations during the CBA, just for one issue. It has never been done before and ...

No Age-Limit Increase After All
Published 4/8/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... up to increase the League’s age limit by forcing guys to stay in college an additional year, there was quite a bit of hand-wringing yesterday, and I would say quite justifiably so. The whole thing was as confusing as it was irritating. And it turns out, completely wrong. David Stern said yesterday that, even though he thinks the NBA would benefit it, he will not push for the age-limit to be increased from 19 to 20. And the Players’ Association is perfectly fine with that. “The union membership has historically been ...

The NBA Won't Be Increasing the Age Limit for the Draft
Published 4/8/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
Filed under: NCAA Basketball Coaches, NCAA Basketball Media Watch, NCAA Basketball Rumors, NBA Draft, NBA Media Watch, NBA Rumors, NBA ProspectsThere has been some discussion as to what it would mean about the rumored increase in the minimum age for the NBA Draft to age 20. As suspected by some, it does turn out, that the rumor is untrue. Overheated press reports before today's joint NBA-NCAA news conference in San Antonio had NBA Commissioner David Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand ...

Is age just a number?
Published 4/8/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... (one year removed from high school) another year (two removed). But as it turns out, this is not something that will happen in the near future. The current rule was put into effect in 2005 (Martell Webster being one of the last drafted straight from high school) and is set to run through the 2010-11 NBA season, per the collective bargaining agreement. Stern was originally looking to set it at 20. I don't have a problem with the NBA, and the NCAA, wanting to run the best business possible, putting the best product available on the court. What I do have a problem with is ...