What would be your thoughts on 17 year old draftees? They would be somewhat rare, less common than 19 year olds, but I do think there should be some. Not everyone graduates high school at 18. That would give an extra season of quick training which would build all around better players.
Well, considering we are playing european league structures, you could even make a point for 14 year old players.
I'd rather want the draft to be gone and a youth squad for every team. That way we could really work towards building homegrown players developed for a certain system/plan. But thats a totally different suggestion than what OP wants.
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