<blockquote>Moralistic hectoring aside, there's actually a reason this doesn't happen in other fields—it would be illegal. Employers can't band together to form a hiring cartel in which they refuse to bid against one another for employees' labor. It's such a flagrantly illegal idea that you never even seem to see any litigation around it. And if employers did form an illegal hiring cartel, they certainly wouldn't make a nationally broadcast television show about it since they'd all end up in jail.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/06/27/nba_draft_bailout_north_american_talent_allocation_sucks.html">NBA draft bailout: North American talent allocation sucks.</a>.