Can you try out for the NBA?

Answer 1

There are 2 main ways to join the NBA. - Through the NBA Draft. - Throught Free Agency. The NBA draft is generally focused on younger newcomers that want to join the NBA. The age range is generally between 20 and 22. Players that wanna to participate in the draft "declare themselves" to it and enter a pool of all applicants. The managements of each NBA teams then scouts each potential players and on draft day, each teams chooses 2 players that will have a chance to join the squad. Generally, 90% of the NBA draft applicants come from Division I colleges/universities where they have previously played up to 4 years in school teams. Free angency is a simpler process. The aspiring players generally contact the NBA teams directly (or through his agent) and arange a try-out, which is essentially a "Basketball interview". If the NBA team is interested, they will make an offer and sign the player.