"The NBA and Players Association are discussing the formation of a committee to study the age minimum for the league's draft with the possibility that no immediate changes to the "one-and-done" rule will come in the finalization of the new collective bargaining agreement, a league official told Yahoo! Sports.

"Only the agreement to have the committee may be part of the new CBA," the source said. "I doubt it will have any affect on the 2012 draft."

This could mean the current class of star college freshmen, including potential No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis of Kentucky, will have the opportunity to enter the 2012 draft.

The draft's age rule is considered one of several "B-list" issues that were tabled in settlement talks, but must be resolved in negotiations before the league and players can get a signed agreement. The NBA and its players must still negotiate several more issues, including drug testing and NBA Developmental League assignments. The shelving of the age minimum debate buys the league more time to deal with the high-profile and impactful issue.

For now, the rule calls for American-born players to turn 19 during the calendar year of the draft and be one year removed from their high school graduating class. Since its inception, the rule has created an era in college basketball known as the "one-and-done," where many top players have spent one year on campus before leaping to the NBA."