The CBA is continues to push ahead with reforms, with the latest affecting the draft process. According to Tencent Sports, the Chinese basketball league has decided to divide players taking part in the 2019 CBA Draft into two teams and have the two teams attend the 2019 CBA Summer League.

This year, the application and registration for the Draft lasted from June 3 to 21. The CBA Company will announce the list of participants on its official website on July 1. The Pre-Draft Combine Camp and the Draft itself will take place between July 25 and 29 in Shanghai.

The CBA also announced that henceforth player application and registration for the Draft will begin on Monday of the first week in June, with the CBA Company asked to announce the list of participants before July 1, and the Combine Camp and the Draft held in the last week of July.

This year, the Bayi Rockets will not have any picks in the Draft but the team can recommend their qualified players to the Draft. Moreover, the CBA Company will also invite grassroots players to attend the Draft. If a player has never registered with the Chinese Basketball Association, never played in the CUBA (China's college basketball league), and is not groomed by any team, he will be recognized as a grassroots player.

The other change is that all players participating in the Draft will be playing in the Summer League before teams select them in the Draft so teams can get a better knowledge of these young men’s skills. A day before the Draft, the most promising rookies will be picked to make an All-Star team that will play against the Summer League All-Star Team.

This should help CBA teams make a better use of the Draft. Unlike in the NBA, Chinese basketball clubs trust players that come from their youth teams instead of those coming from universities. Some teams do not give much time to drafted players on the court; no matter what picks were selected, some even gave up their picks in the Draft.

However, like many sports, basketball requires more youth attendance for better development and the NBA has already proved that college basketball is a great talent pool for professional clubs. On the other hand, the more hopeful college players feel like they could earn a spot in the CBA's professional world, the more motivated universities and students are in investing in basketball development. If the CBA Draft can function better, it's a win-win for both teams and players.