In order for a WNBA prospect to declare for the draft, the player has to graduate college or turn 22 years old in the same calendar year as the draft. This has limited women's college basketball players for years as they often cannot declare for the WNBA draft until their senior seasons.
USC star and sophomore JuJu Watkins was asked about this controversial topic while appearing on Good Game With Sarah Spain alongside her coach Lindsay Gottlieb this week. Watkins sees both sides of the situation, where some people want the draft age to be lowered and others want it to stay the same because of the ever-growing college basketball landscape and NIL opportunities.
