FILE - In this Oct. 7, 1972, file photo, Spencer Haywood (24) of the Seattle SuperSonics goes around Sidney Wicks of the Portland Trail Blazers as he drives toward the basket during their NBA exhibition game at the Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. Haywood left college early for the ABA in 1969, then won a lawsuit that allowed him to play in the NBA with the Sonics. That sparked an ever-growing trend of players playing pro ball before graduating college, (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)