Draft de la escuela secundaria de la NBA

Los reclutas de la escuela secundaria de la NBA son jugadores que han sido reclutados para la Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto (NBA) recién salidos de la escuela secundaria sin jugar baloncesto a nivel universitario . El proceso de saltar directamente de la escuela secundaria al nivel profesional también se conoce como ir de preparación a profesional . Desde 2005, la práctica de la redacción de los jugadores de la escuela secundaria ha sido prohibido por la nueva negociación colectiva acuerdo , que requiere que los jugadores que entraron en el proyecto de tener 19 años de edad y retirado de la escuela secundaria, al menos, un año. ^[1]Contrariamente a la creencia popular, el jugador no tiene que jugar al menos un año en el baloncesto universitario: el jugador puede elegir jugar en otra liga profesional (como la NBA G League o especialmente en el extranjero) como Brandon Jennings o Emmanuel Mudiay en Italia. y China respectivamente; simplemente tómese el año libre, como hicieron Mitchell Robinson y Darius Bazley ; o incluso reprimirse un año en la escuela secundaria antes de declararse para el draft, como con Anfernee Simons o Thon Maker .

La NBA siempre ha tenido preferencia por los jugadores que jugaban baloncesto a nivel universitario; ^[2] la gran mayoría de los jugadores que juegan en la NBA han tenido experiencia universitaria. Sin embargo, ha habido numerosos jugadores notables que asistieron a la escuela secundaria en los Estados Unidos y luego se unieron a la NBA sin jugar baloncesto universitario.

Historia

Primeros años

En los primeros años del draft de la NBA , un jugador tenía que terminar su elegibilidad universitaria de cuatro años para ser elegible para la selección. Reggie Harding , quien se había graduado de la escuela secundaria pero no se inscribió en una universidad, se convirtió en el primer jugador reclutado fuera de la escuela secundaria cuando los Detroit Pistons lo seleccionaron en la cuarta ronda del draft de 1962 . ^[3] Sin embargo, las reglas de la NBA en ese momento prohibían que un jugador de secundaria jugara en la liga hasta un año después de que su clase de secundaria se graduara. ^{[4] [5]} Por lo tanto, pasó un año jugando en una liga menor de baloncesto antes de ser reclutado nuevamente en el draft de 1963 por los Pistons. ^[6]Finalmente ingresó a la liga en la temporada 1963–64 y jugó cuatro temporadas en la NBA y la Asociación Americana de Baloncesto (ABA). ^[7]

En 1971, la decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU . Haywood contra la Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto dictaminó 7-2 contra el requisito de la NBA de que un jugador debe esperar cuatro años después de graduarse de la escuela secundaria (que en la mayoría de los casos pasó jugando en la universidad) antes de convertirse en profesional. Este fallo permitió a los jugadores ingresar al Draft de la NBA sin cuatro años de universidad, siempre que pudieran dar evidencia de dificultades a la oficina de la NBA. ^[8]

En 1974, el rival de la NBA, la ABA, reclutó a la estrella de la escuela secundaria Moses Malone . Inmediatamente fue contratado por los Utah Stars y se convirtió en el primer jugador en pasar directamente del baloncesto de la escuela secundaria a una liga profesional. ^[9] Se convirtió en un éxito instantáneo, promediando 18 puntos y 14 rebotes por partido en su temporada de novato. Jugó en la ABA hasta la fusión ABA-NBA en 1976. Luego jugó 19 temporadas exitosas con 7 equipos de la NBA. Ganó el campeonato de la NBA , junto con el Premio al Jugador Más Valioso de las Finales , con los 76ers de Filadelfia en 1983 . Sus otros logros incluyen 3 premios al jugador más valioso, 12 selecciones consecutivas del Juego de Estrellas , 8 selecciones del Equipo All-NBA y 6 títulos rebotantes . Ha sido incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto Naismith Memorial y también fue incluido en la lista de los 50 mejores jugadores en la historia de la NBA anunciada en el 50 aniversario de la liga en 1996. ^[10]

Un año después, dos jugadores de secundaria, Darryl Dawkins y Bill Willoughby , solicitaron dificultades y fueron declarados elegibles para ser seleccionados en el draft de 1975 . ^[11] Solicitaron y dieron evidencia de dificultades financieras a la liga, lo que les otorgó el derecho a comenzar a ganarse la vida comenzando antes sus carreras profesionales. ^[8] Dawkins fue seleccionado en quinto lugar por los 76ers de Filadelfia, mientras que Willoughby fue seleccionado en el puesto 19 por los Atlanta Hawks.. Dawkins jugó 14 temporadas y promedió 12 puntos y 6 rebotes por partido. Willoughby jugó 8 temporadas con 6 equipos diferentes y promedió solo 6 puntos por juego. Ninguno de los jugadores alcanzó el nivel de éxito esperado. Se argumenta que podrían haber sido mejores jugadores si hubieran tenido experiencia en el baloncesto universitario antes de ingresar a la NBA. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Después de Dawkins y Willoughby, no se seleccionó a ningún estudiante de secundaria durante 14 años, aunque varios jugadores ingresaron a la liga sin jugar baloncesto universitario. Un jugador, Shawn Kemp , se inscribió en la universidad pero nunca jugó ningún juego debido a problemas personales. En 1989 , un año después de su graduación de la escuela secundaria, fue reclutado por Seattle SuperSonics . ^[15] Jugó 14 temporadas en la NBA y fue seleccionado para 6 All-Star Games y 3 All-NBA Teams. ^[dieciséis]

1995-2005

La migración de alto perfil de Kevin Garnett de la escuela secundaria a la NBA en 1995 llevó a muchos estudiantes de secundaria a seguir sus pasos.

En 1995, Kevin Garnett , EE.UU. Hoy en día ' s de la escuela secundaria jugador de baloncesto del año , ha anunciado su intención de renunciar a la universidad, y se declaró elegible para el draft de la NBA 1995 . La medida fue muy controvertida; la sabiduría convencional en ese momento era que los estudiantes de secundaria no eran ni emocional ni físicamente lo suficientemente maduros para los rigores del juego de la NBA. El día del draft, Garnett fue seleccionado con la selección n. ° 5 en la primera ronda por los Minnesota Timberwolves.. Garnett llevó a los Timberwolves a ocho puestos consecutivos en los playoffs y fue un All-Star múltiple durante su tiempo con el equipo. En 2004, los Wolves avanzaron a las Finales de la Conferencia Oeste antes de perder ante los Lakers; Garnett fue nombrado Jugador Más Valioso ese año. Después de un canje en la temporada baja de 2007 a los Boston Celtics , fue un jugador clave en el primer título de la NBA de los Celtics en más de 20 años .

En 1996 , dos jugadores notables dieron el salto de la escuela secundaria a la NBA. El primero fue Kobe Bryant , seleccionado por los Charlotte Hornets con la decimotercera selección del draft de la NBA, pero canjeado casi de inmediato a Los Angeles Lakers . El segundo fue Jermaine O'Neal , seleccionado por los Trail Blazers con la 17ª elección. O'Neal fue canjeado en 2000 a los Indiana Pacers (y más tarde al Miami Heat ). En 1997 , otro jugador de calibre All-Star, Tracy McGrady , fue seleccionado por los Toronto Raptors . En 1998 , tres estudiantes de secundaria fueron reclutados con Al Harringtony Rashard Lewis experimentando el mayor éxito. Darius Miles se convirtió en el jugador de secundaria más alto seleccionado con la tercera elección en el Draft de la NBA de 2000 , hasta el año siguiente.

2005-2020

Brandon Jennings pasó un año jugando en Italia antes de ingresar a la NBA

A partir de 2005, tanto la NBA como el sindicato de jugadores comenzaron a discutir la posibilidad de implementar un nuevo límite de edad. La liga presionó por una edad mínima de 20 años mientras que el sindicato estaba en contra de un límite de edad. ^[17] Finalmente, en julio de 2005, ambas partes se comprometieron en el nuevo acuerdo de negociación colectiva, requiriendo que la edad mínima para ingresar a la NBA sea de 19 años y que los participantes sean retirados al menos un año de la escuela secundaria. ^[18] Por primera vez, los equipos también pueden enviar jugadores, con dos años de experiencia en la NBA o menos, a la NBA Development League (NBA D-League, ahora NBA G League). ^[17]

Los términos del nuevo acuerdo terminaron con la práctica de seleccionar jugadores de secundaria, comenzando en el Draft de 2004 . Un jugador de secundaria ahora debe esperar al menos un año para ser elegible para la selección. Sin embargo, no están obligados a pasar ese año en la universidad. En 2008, la estrella de la escuela secundaria Brandon Jennings decidió saltarse la universidad y jugar baloncesto profesional en Italia . Después de un año, fue elegible para el draft de 2009 y fue seleccionado décimo por los Milwaukee Bucks . ^[19] En el draft de 2010 , Latavious Williams , quien no calificó académicamente para ir a la universidad, pasó un año jugando en la NBA D-League antes de ser reclutado en la segunda ronda.^[20] Emmanuel Mudiay decidió tomar una ruta similar a la de Jennings al saltarse la universidad para jugar profesionalmente en China en 2014 antes de ser seleccionado séptimo por los Denver Nuggets un año después. Terrance Ferguson también optó por salir de la universidad para jugar profesionalmente, esta vez en Australia en 2016 antes de ser seleccionado un año después por Oklahoma City Thunder como la selección número 21 del draft de 2017 . Más recientemente, en el draft de 2020 , tanto LaMelo Ball como RJ Hampton jugaron profesionalmente en Australia para diferentes equipos ( los Illawarra Hawkspara Ball, los New Zealand Breakers para Hampton) antes de ingresar al draft. Ball fue seleccionado en tercer lugar por los Charlotte Hornets , mientras que Hampton fue seleccionado por los Denver Nuggets a través de los Milwaukee Bucks y los New Orleans Pelicans como la selección número 24 del draft de 2020.

Si bien las reglas desalentaron a los jugadores de la escuela secundaria a ingresar, a partir de mediados de la década de 2010, más estudiantes de secundaria optaron por declarar la entrada para el draft con la intención de ser seleccionados temprano. En el draft de 2015 , Satnam Singh Bhamara , nacido en India y que no calificó académicamente para ir a la universidad, fue directamente al draft de la NBA como estudiante de posgrado y estuvo en la IMG Academy durante cinco años. Fue elegido por los Dallas Mavericks con la elección 52 en el draft, convirtiéndose así en el primer estudiante de secundaria en ser seleccionado desde que los cambios en las reglas entraron en acción. En el draft de 2016 , uno de los 10 mejores jugadores que fue declarado elegible para jugar en la NCAA en 2016, Thon Maker, decided to enter the draft instead as a postgraduate from Orangeville Prep in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada due to him originally declaring himself as eligible for college in 2015. Thon also marked the first player to be drafted directly from a Canadian high school, as well as the second player to enter as a postgraduate. He was the first high schooler to be drafted in the first round since 2005, being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the tenth pick, becoming the first high school lottery pick since 2005.

In the 2018 draft, Anfernee Simons from the IMG Academy was also drafted in the NBA with the 24th pick, with Simons being a postgraduate there like Singh three years prior. In addition, Mitchell Robinson took a year off after high school due to exiting Western Kentucky University early without playing there, which left him drafted as the 36th pick. For the 2019 draft, both Jalen Lecque and Darius Bazley declared entry and left their names in the draft, with Bazley entering without any collegiate or professional play after graduating from high school the previous year. Darius Bazley was selected as the 23rd pick of that year's draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder, while Jalen Lecque went undrafted, but played for the Phoenix Suns during the 2019–20 NBA season. Most recently, in 2020, two players (Josh Hall & Kenyon Martin Jr.) declared entry as postgraduate students alongside Makur Maker and Tony Goodwin II at first.^[21] However, by the November draft deadline, both Maker and Goodwin dropped their names from entry, with Micheal Lenoir and Nikolaos Okekuoyen declaring their entries back on August & November respectively. making for the highest amount of declarations from high school since 2005.^[22] Out of all these players from this group that declared for 2020, only Kenyon Martin Jr. was selected in that year's draft, being taken by the Houston Rockets via trade with the Sacramento Kings in the second round as the 52nd pick; everyone else there went undrafted at the end.

Some players support the new age limit. Gerald Green called it "a smart move", saying that "[not everybody is] LeBron James ... He came in ready and he dominated the league. There's a lot of players that have to get developed. Me, I've got to get developed. But I guess that age limit, that one year of college experience, can get you more developed and I think that's pretty good."^[17] Others, however, strongly criticize the rule. Andrew Bynum said "That's something I'll never understand. Because in no other business can the owner, or a stock trader, or a CEO of a company try to protect themselves by putting rules like that."^[23] Former Florida Gators and current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan believed that the rule made high schoolers feel like they were being punished.^[24]

In December 2019, a recent report suggested that the NBA was looking to reverse their original ruling from 2005 to go back to having the age limit be 18 years old. If implemented, this would allow for players to enter the NBA directly from high school without any stipulations whatsoever. Also, starting in the 2020-21 season, the NBA G League implemented an alternative method for high school players to play professionally with the NBA G League Ignite, a select team featuring a mix of veterans and young prospects from as early as their senior years of high school. The younger players can play for at least one year there before declaring entry for future draft entries instead of going through postgraduate entry as draft prospects.

List

41 highschoolers have been drafttees in the NBA draft. Three draftees were selected first overall; Kwame Brown in 2001 NBA draft, LeBron James in 2003, and Dwight Howard in 2004 NBA draft. Two draftees went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season: LeBron James and 2002 draftee Amar'e Stoudemire.^[25] Three draftees went on to win the Most Valuable Player Award: Kevin Garnett in 2004, Kobe Bryant in 2008, and LeBron James in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013.^[26] Ten draftees have been selected to the All-Star Game and ten draftees have been selected to the All-NBA Team.

Kevin Garnett was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995.

Kobe Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.

Jermaine O'Neal was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1996.

Tracy McGrady was selected by the Toronto Raptors in 1997.

Amar'e Stoudemire was selected by the Phoenix Suns in 2002.

LeBron James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.

Dwight Howard was selected by the Orlando Magic in 2004.

Pos.	G	F	C
Position	Guard	Forward	Center

^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
#	Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game

Draft[a]	Round	Pick	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Draft team	High school (city)	Ref.
1975	1	5	Darryl Dawkins	C	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Maynard Evans High School (Orlando, Florida)	[27]
1975	2	19	Bill Willoughby	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Dwight Morrow High School (Englewood, New Jersey)	[28]
1995	1	5	Kevin Garnett^	F	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Farragut Career Academy (Chicago)	[29]
1996	1	13	Kobe Bryant^	G	United States	Charlotte Hornets	Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania)	[30]
1996	1	17	Jermaine O'Neal*	F/C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Eau Claire High School (Columbia, South Carolina)	[31]
1997	1	9	Tracy McGrady^	F	United States	Toronto Raptors	Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina)	[32]
1998	1	25	Al Harrington	F	United States	Indiana Pacers	St. Patrick High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey)	[33]
1998	2	32	Rashard Lewis+	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Alief Elsik High School (Houston, Texas)	[34]
1998	2	40	Korleone Young	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)	[35]
1999	1	5	Jonathan Bender	F	United States	Toronto Raptors	Picayune Memorial High School (Picayune, Mississippi)	[36]
1999	1	29	Leon Smith	C	United States	Dallas Mavericks	Martin Luther King High School (Chicago)	[37]
2000	1	3	Darius Miles	F	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	East St. Louis High School (East St. Louis, Illinois)	[38]
2000	1	23	DeShawn Stevenson	G	United States	Utah Jazz	Washington Union High School (Fresno, California)	[39]
2001	1	1	Kwame Brown	F	United States	Washington Wizards	Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia)	[40]
2001	1	2	Tyson Chandler*	C	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Dominguez High School (Compton, California)	[41]
2001	1	4	Eddy Curry	C	United States	Chicago Bulls	Thornwood High School (South Holland, Illinois)	[42]
2001	1	8	DeSagana Diop	C	Senegal	Cleveland Cavaliers	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)	[43]
2001	2	46	Ousmane Cisse#	F	Mali	Denver Nuggets	St. Jude High School (Montgomery, Alabama)	[44]
2002	1	9	Amar'e Stoudemire*	F/C	United States	Phoenix Suns	Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)	[45]
2003	1	1	LeBron James*	F	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	St. Vincent – St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio)	[46]
2003	1	23	Travis Outlaw	F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Starkville High School (Starkville, Mississippi)	[47]
2003	1	26	Ndudi Ebi	F	United Kingdom  Nigeria[1]	Minnesota Timberwolves	Westbury Christian School (Houston, Texas)	[48]
2003	1	27	Kendrick Perkins	C	United States	Memphis Grizzlies	Clifton J. Ozen High School (Beaumont, Texas)	[49]
2003	2	48	James Lang	C	United States	New Orleans Hornets	Central Park Christian High School (Birmingham, Alabama)	[50]
2004	1	1	Dwight Howard*	F/C	United States	Orlando Magic	Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Atlanta)	[51]
2004	1	4	Shaun Livingston	G	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois)	[52]
2004	1	12	Robert Swift	C	United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Bakersfield High School (Bakersfield, California)	[53]
2004	1	13	Sebastian Telfair	G	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York)	[54]
2004	1	15	Al Jefferson	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Prentiss High School (Prentiss, Mississippi)	[55]
2004	1	17	Josh Smith	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)	[56]
2004	1	18	J. R. Smith	G	United States	New Orleans Hornets	Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, New Jersey)	[57]
2004	1	19	Dorell Wright	G/F	United States	Miami Heat	South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut)	[58][59]
2005	1	6	Martell Webster	G/F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Seattle Preparatory School (Seattle)	[60]
2005	1	10	Andrew Bynum+	C	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Joseph High School (Metuchen, New Jersey)	[61]
2005	1	18	Gerald Green	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Gulf Shores Academy (Houston, Texas)	[62]
2005	2	34	C. J. Miles	G	United States	Utah Jazz	Skyline High School (Dallas)	[63]
2005	2	35	Ricky Sánchez#	F	Puerto Rico	Portland Trail Blazers	IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)	[64]
2005	2	40	Monta Ellis	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Lanier High School (Jackson, Mississippi)	[65]
2005	2	45	Louis Williams	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	South Gwinnett High School (Snellville, Georgia)	[66]
2005	2	49	Andray Blatche	F	United States  Philippines[2]	Washington Wizards	South Kent Preparatory School (South Kent, Connecticut)	[67]
2005	2	56	Amir Johnson	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Westchester High School (Los Angeles)	[68]

^ 1: While Ndudi Ebi was originally born and raised in London, England, he also holds Nigerian nationality due to his parents being born and raised there.
^ 2: Andray Blatche was born and raised in Syracuse, New York and holds American nationality, but he had become a naturalized Filipino since June 2014 and has officially represented the Philippines since.

Other players

The following players also played in the NBA or were drafted without playing college basketball; however, these players did not get drafted or join the NBA directly after their high school graduation.

Year[b]	Debut[c]	Player	Pos.	Nationality	High school (city)	Notes	Ref.
—[d]	1946	Tony Kappen	G	United States	Forest Hills High School (Queens, New York)	Played in the ABL before making his BAA debut The first player to play in the BAA/NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 27	[69][70][71]
—[d]	1946	Connie Simmons	F/C	United States	Flushing High School (Flushing, New York)	The second player to play in the BAA/NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 21	[72][73]
—[d]	1948	Joe Graboski	F/C	United States	Tuley High School (Chicago)	The third and final player to play in the BAA before its merger as the NBA Made his BAA debut at the age of 18	[74][75]
1960	1969	Connie Hawkins^	F/C	United States	Boys High School (Brooklyn, New York)	Was permanently banned by the NBA due to a point shaving scandal in college, but was later reinstated in 1969 Attended University of Iowa Played in the ABL and the ABA, as well as with the Harlem Globetrotters, before making his NBA debut	[76][77][78]
1974	1976	Moses Malone^	F/C	United States	Petersburg High School (Petersburg, Virginia)	Drafted by the Utah Stars in the 1974 ABA Draft Played in the ABA before the ABA–NBA merger	[79]
1988	1989	Shawn Kemp*	F/C	United States	Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana)	Attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1989 NBA draft (1st round, 17th pick)	[80][81]
1986	1992	Lloyd Daniels	G	United States	Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York)	Attended Mt. San Antonio College Played in various minor basketball leagues before making his NBA debut	[82][83][84]
1993	1996	Thomas Hamilton	C	United States	Martin Luther King High School (Chicago)	Attended University of Pittsburgh Declared for the 1994 NBA draft but went undrafted	[85][86]
1996	2000	Stephen Jackson	F	United States	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)	Attended Butler Community College Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1997 NBA draft (2nd round, 43rd pick)	[87][88]
2001	2015	Marcelo Huertas	G	Brazil  Italy	Coppell High School (Coppell, Texas)	Was born in Brazil and played for the Esporte Clube Pinheiros before moving to the U.S.A. around 2000. Played senior year in Coppell High School before beginning his professional international career. Went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. Played in Brazil, Spain, and Italy before making his NBA debut in 2015.	[89]
2004	2005	Jackie Butler	F/C	United States	Coastal Christian Academy (Virginia Beach, Virginia)	Initially committed to Mississippi State University and, later on, the University of Tennessee Declared for the 2004 NBA draft but went undrafted Played in the CBA before making his NBA debut	[90][91][92]
2008	2009	Brandon Jennings	G	United States	Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)	Initially committed to the University of Southern California and, later on, the University of Arizona Played in the Italian professional league in the 2008–09 season Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2009 NBA draft (1st round, 10th pick)	[93][94]
2009		Latavious Williams#	F	United States	Christian Life Center Academy (Humble, Texas)	Initially committed to the University of Memphis Played in the NBA D-League in the 2009–10 season Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA draft (2nd round, 43rd pick)	[95][96]
2010	2011	Enes Kanter	F/C	Turkey	Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, California)	Previously played in both youth squads and professionally in Turkey Moved to the United States in 2009 and played basketball in his senior year of high school Attended the University of Kentucky, but was barred from playing due to his previous time spent in Turkey Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA draft (1st round, 3rd pick)
2010	2011	Jeremy Tyler	C	United States	San Diego High School (San Diego)	Initially committed to the University of Louisville Left high school after his junior year in 2009 Played in the Israeli league in the 2009–10 season Played in the Japanese league in the 2010–11 season Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft (2nd round, 39th pick)	[97][98]
2012	2013	Ricky Ledo	G	United States	South Kent High School (South Kent, Connecticut)	Attended Providence College Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2013 NBA draft (2nd round, 43rd pick)
2013	2015	Cristiano Felício	C	Brazil	CCSE Prep Academy (Sacramento)	Was born in Brazil and played professionally there before moving in his senior year. Tried to get a scholarship for the University of Oregon, but was deemed ineligible. Returned to playing professionally in Brazil. Went undrafted in 2014, but got picked up by the Chicago Bulls in 2015
2014	2015	Emmanuel Mudiay	PG	Democratic Republic of the Congo  United States	Prime Prep Academy (Dallas)	Initially committed to Southern Methodist University Played in the Chinese professional league in the 2014–15 season Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA draft (1st round, 7th pick)
2014	2016	Georgios Papagiannis	C	Greece	Westtown School (West Chester, Pennsylvania)	Was born in Greece and played professionally for Peristeri at 14 before moving in his freshman year Went to Westtown as a junior before moving back to Greece Played professionally for the Panathinaikos while also attending the American School in Athens, Greece Drafted by the Phoenix Suns and traded to the Sacramento Kings in the 2016 NBA draft (1st round, 13th pick)
2016	2017	Terrance Ferguson	SG	United States	Advanced Preparatory International (Dallas)	Initially committed to the University of Arizona Played in the Australian professional league in the 2016–17 season Drafted by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2017 NBA draft (1st round, 21st pick)
2017	2018	Mitchell Robinson	C	United States	Chalmette High School (Chalmette, Louisiana)	Initially committed to and briefly attended Western Kentucky University Decided to sit out on professional competition and instead trained on his own Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2018 NBA draft (2nd round, 36th pick)
2017	2019	Brian Bowen	SG/SF	United States	La Lumiere School (La Porte, Indiana)	Attended the University of Louisville and attempted to transfer to the University of South Carolina Dropped out of college to play in the Australian professional league for the 2018–19 season Went undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, but signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers that year
2018	2019	Darius Bazley	PF	United States	Princeton High School (Sharonville, Ohio)	Initially committed to Syracuse University Briefly committed to the NBA G League before opting out to train on his own Had an internship with New Balance around this time Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies and traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2019 NBA draft (1st round, 23rd pick)
2019	2020	Jalen Lecque	PG	United States	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)	Originally planned on graduating in 2018 Initially committed to North Carolina State University Declared for the 2019 NBA draft, but went undrafted Signed with the Phoenix Suns during free agency, but did not play until 2020
2019	2020	LaMelo Ball	PG	United States	SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)	Initially committed to UCLA Pulled out of Chino Hills High School as junior, but returned to high school as a senior First played professionally in the Lithuanian professional league and the JBA in 2018 Also played in the Australian professional league for the 2019–20 season Drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2020 NBA draft (1st round, 3rd pick)
2019	2020	R. J. Hampton	PG/SG	United States	Little Elm High School (Little Elm, Texas)	Declared to play professionally in New Zealand instead of college Also played in the Australian professional league for the 2019–20 season alongside New Zealand Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and traded to the New Orleans Pelicans and then the Denver Nuggets in the 2020 NBA draft (1st round, 24th pick)

Controversy

Further information: National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies § Age limit

Despite the success of some high school players drafted, the entry of high school players into the NBA remains controversial. Critics say that high school players are not mentally and physically mature or prepared enough to handle the pressure of professional play. Thus, they are more likely to fail.^[14][99] Instead, they believe that colleges are useful at filtering out players who can dominate against weak competition in high school, but cannot succeed at a higher level of play. They also think that the influx of high schoolers bypassing colleges in favor of the NBA has caused collegiate game to deteriorate. Universities are wary of spending time recruiting, as many players are financially motivated to turn pro fresh out of high school.^[99][100]

On the other hand, proponents argue that there is no valid reason to exclude high school players. Michael McCann, writer of law article "Illegal Defense: The Irrational Economics of Banning High School Players from the NBA Draft", contends that players drafted straight out of high school can do as well as any other players in the NBA. The article finds that "on average, these [high school] players perform better in every major statistical category than does the average NBA player".^[101] Others instead believe that the problem was due to the lack of established farm system in basketball until recently. In other major sports, such as baseball and hockey, it is common for young players to develop in their minor league systems.^[99]

See also

• Haywood v. National Basketball Association

Notes

• a Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA Draft.
• b Year denotes the year when the player graduated from high school.
• c Debut denotes the year when the player made his NBA debut. Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
• d Information not available

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External links

• NBA.com
• NBA.com: NBA Draft History