There are many people out there that will tell you that John Calipari invented the one-and-done rule. Those people are wrong, but he was the first to take advantage of it from both a basketball and program marketing standpoint.
As the NBA seems to be quickly moving toward changing their eligibility rules, Calipari is again ahead of the curve in trying to manipulate the rules...for the sake of the players.
Last week, Calipari met with representatives from the NBA’s Players Association. Assuming players will now be permitted to enter the NBA straight out of high school, Coach Cal is pushing for a high school NBA combine for players during their junior year.