An epidural is a procedure whereby drugs are injected through a catheter which is inserted into the epidural space. The epidural space is the space between the bony spinal canal and the dura (which surrounds the spinal cord and spinal fluid).
1 All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. 2  To determine whether a player is eligible for a given year's draft, subtract 19 from the year of the draft. 3  If the player was born during or before that year, he is eligible.
âI think we all agreed that we need to make a change,â Silver said. âThis year, the projection is that weâre going to have 20 one-and-done players coming and actually being drafted. When we first changed the minimum age from 18 to 19, the following year in 2006, we had two one-and-done players. So my sense is that itâs not working for anyone.â Silver said NBA teams believe players coming from the U.S. college ranks after just one year arenât as well-prepared as they should be, and of course, colleges would prefer to hold on to their best players longer.