The NBA is preparing to get involved with elite high school basketball players more than a decade after creating the one-and-done rule.

Adam Silver and several of his top advisers have been engaged in listening tours and information-gathering missions with an array of stakeholders for months.

Silver's aim is much more comprehensive than simply re-opening the door for 18-year-olds to play in the NBA.

The idea of reversing the course by the NBA comes as a response to scandals in the NCAA.

The NBA could begin starting relationships with elite teenagers while they are in high school to help provide skills to develop them on and off the court.

The NBA could ultimately create a system where 18-year-olds could earn a meaningful salary.

The NBA is focusing on getting involved in two important periods in which they currently have minimal contact with prospects: the high school years and the time between high school graduation and when a young player is physically and emotionally ready to join the NBA.