Is draft expansion a realistic possibility?
The conversation has been growing louder over the past few years.
As more NBA franchises have bought into the value of the NBA Developmental League, a discussion is building over increasing control over emerging players.
Under the current system, a player in the D-League — not under assignment by his NBA team — can sign with any team that should come knocking. While this is strongly beneficial to the players, it is a key point holding back a 30-team, 30-affiliate model between the two leagues.
If the NBA continues to progress towards a 30-team D-League, where players in the lower level are under some level of control by the NBA franchise, the question will persist about what to do with the draft. If the team needs to fill 15 additional roster spots, expanding the draft seems like a logical solution.
But how much expansion should occur?
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