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 Top Nebraskans selected in the NBA Draft

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Sports News: The National Basketball Association's annual Draft, which takes place every summer, highlights the best college and international players vying for professional positions. It also gives professional teams the chance to strengthen their rosters by adding new players with the offensive and defensive fundamentals needed to compile a winning record. Currently, there are two rounds to the draught, and to be eligible, a player must either have graduated from college or, in the case of underclassmen, have stated their intention to forgo further collegiate eligibility. Players from other countries who are at least 22 years old are also eligible, but those who are younger must follow the underclassmen's rule and declare their own eligibility.

Since the NBA Draft's inception in 1947, it has undergone some organizational and rule changes. The biggest modification in recent years occurred in 2006 when the league decided that high school players would no longer be eligible immediately after graduation but instead must wait one year and reach the age of 19 before becoming eligible. This change in drafting policy, known as the "one-and-done rule," is still divisive; in fact, the league intends to use the 2022 draught as an opportunity to do away with it and lower the eligibility age to 18, allowing high school players to enter right after graduation with no gap year required.

It's intriguing to consider how top draught picks like LeBron James (2003) and Dwight Howard (2004) may have chosen to pursue a college degree first before turning pro, altering the league's landscape during their absence, had the one-and-done rule been in place earlier. Despite the fact that the rules have changed, the NBA Draft still has the ability to alter the nature of the game and assist struggling teams in becoming title contenders.

Stacker used information from Basketball-Reference.com to create a list of the top Nebraskans selected in the NBA Draft as of June 23, 2022. Look back at the top picks from your region down through NBA history before the 2022 draught class is announced.