Any NBA fan who believes the league needs to rescue elite basketball prospects from the corrupt NCAA should, at the very least, acknowledge that the NBA is a major reason the NCAA is so mired in scandal.
If the NBA intends to solve the problem, it ought to at least be willing to name it. Silver’s initial foray into the quagmire — and the league’s lack of action to this point — is not encouraging.

This problem isn’t going to be solved by a new NBA summer camp for elite prospects, or two-way G League contracts for 18-year-olds. It’s going to require big, bold reforms from the NBA, the NCAA, or both. That should almost certainly include a repeal of the NBA age minimum. And really, given the age minimum is the biggest cause behind the current mess, rescinding it should be the starting point for the NBA’s plan of action.