You get picked in an NBA draft. I don't know how the draft takes place, but, I know it's by draft.
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Yes. Kobe Bryant was selected straight from high school with the thirteenth draft pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets.
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.
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As of July 4, 2010, Jon Scheyer is not on an NBA team. He was not drafted in the 2010 NBA draft, but will join the Washington Wizards' summer league team.
NBA Draft Lottery was created in 1985.
At the moment, players can no longer be draft right out of high school. They need to complete at least 1 year of college to be eligible to join the NBA.
I would say February 21 is the 2013 nba draft
They got 2 in the 2011 NBA Draft.
The 2013 NBA Draft was held on Thursday, June 27th.
via the draft 96 players enter the nba, but players can come to the nba undrafted. There is no limit on how many players can join in one year.