On Tuesday, July 10th, Adam Silver spoke with the media in Las Vegas after a recent owners meeting to discuss some potential rule changes surrounding the NBA. 

One topic that was brought up during the press conference was the one-and-done rule, or in other words, the rule that makes high school athletes play one year of college basketball before entering the NBA. 

Silver made it clear to the media that the rule, which was created in 2006, should be reviewed and will be changed in the future. Though the rule wouldn't be changed until at least 2021, it is only a matter of time before the one-and-done rule is put to rest.

"My personal view is that we're ready to make that change," Silver said. "It won't come immediately, but...when I weighed the pros and cons - (and) given that (former Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice and her (NCAA) commission has recommended to the NBA that those one-and-done players now come directly into the league and, in essence, the college community is saying 'We do not want those players anymore,' I mean that sort of tips the scale in my mind that we should be taking a serious look at lowering our age to 18." (via NOLA.com)

So, now that Silver has told everyone that high school athletes will directly go to the NBA if eligible in the near future, how will this impact the young athletes? More importantly, how will it impact the NBA?