The NBA and the NCAA have seemingly worked together over the years to benefit each other from increased ticket sales to elite talent to high TV ratings. Each league has seen some positive impact from whatever rule changes happen between the levels of men’s basketball.

In 2005, the NBA made a massive change with an age eligibility rule, stopping players to enter the league straight out of high school. The college game benefited from that rule as it brought in the best talent in the country even if only for a year.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writers at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.