FIBA recently announced three big changes in international basketball, that will make it look a lot more like the money/power hungry NBA.
- 3pt line will be 22 ft. 1.7 in. (currently the line is 20ft. 6in. The NBA 3 is 23 ft. 9in.)
- The key will be a rectangle (currently the key is trapezoidal. The NBA key is rectangular)
- There will be a no-charge circle underneath the basket (currently there is no such thing. This exists in the NBA)
The players are simply to big to have the three point line at 20.5 ft. And the no-charge cicle should promote more athletic and exciting fast-break plays. Thoughts??