The NBA has reportedly created some new temporary rules for teams to abide by regarding draft prospects.
According to CBS college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein, NBA team interviews with draft-eligible players for the 2020 Draft will be limited to two hours per week for each player and four hours total for each player.
Source: NBA interviews with draft eligible players for the 2020 NBA Draft will be limited to two hours per week for each player and four hours in total for each player.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 9, 2020
Rothstein says NBA teams are further prohibited from attending workouts and sharing video of players that occurred after April 6, 2020.
Source: NBA teams are prohibited from watching, requesting, or sharing any video (live or recorded) of a draft eligible player taking part in a workout that occurred after April 6, 2020.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 9, 2020
Source: NBA teams may not conduct or attend any in-person workout of any draft-eligible player in any location in preparation for the 2020 NBA Draft. This includes any workout organized by a player or an agent/representative.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 9, 2020
It’s clear that the NBA is trying to create an equal playing field among all teams as they go through the draft prospect scouting process. They don’t want teams feeling like they need to risk traveling amid the coronavirus pandemic and are trying to discourage teams from doing so to gain advantages over their competition. This is similar to what the NFL has done with their pre-draft process.
