The following players made the NBA without playing much high school basketball if any, these players had gifts that made them who they are, these gifts set them apart from their competition. Eaton was 7 feet 4 inches tall and started playing basketball at 20 years old, only because a college basketball coach took his car into the mechanic shop that Eaton was working at.
The rest was history, Eaton played college basketball and then was drafted into the NBA in the very late rounds of the draft and still manage to have a successful basketball career. Rodman never played high school basketball because he was cut from the team. Rodman would have talent that no one could deny and found himself in the NBA winning championships, rebound titles and even the Defensive player of the year award.
He would climb his way up and play at a Division 1 school and eventually get drafted into the league. Yes, but players who skip college but are attempting to play in the NBA must wait a year after high school.
It is not required to play in college in order to play in the NBA. The NBA owns the G-League and realizes that some high school players that are highly sought after do not want to play College ball because they can play professional basketball overseas and get paid.
As of , the G-League announced that high school players who are 18 years old, may enter the G-League draft while still being eligible for the NBA-Draft.
They can also be called up at any time during the season to play in the NBA. The player in question can potentially lose its stock value as a player to poor performance during the season and not be drafted the following year. Also if a player gets called up they lose their eligibility to be drafted the following year and lose a big payday.
Owner of perhaps the most well-developed physique ever seen in a high schooler when he came to Orlando in , Dwight Howard has evolved into nothing less than a nightmare for the other pivots in the league. Howard's size and strength are complemented beautifully by his ability to get off the floor—as evidenced by his Slam Dunk Contest trophy—which allows him to virtually inhale lobs, rebounds and opposing shots out of the air like some kind of bird Howard's legacy—setting aside any rings he wins or damage he does to his image over the course of his inexorable exit from Orlando—will likely be that of a unique physical specimen who single-handedly determined a team's defensive personality.
He should also be prominently featured in the nostalgic highlight reels of tomorrow. Garnett was at the forefront in the modern era of drafting high schoolers, as the league hadn't seen this happen since the '70s. When the Timberwolves took him fifth overall in , he set off a decade of college-skipping. Garnett will go down as the one of the most intense and technically diverse bigs in NBA history, the lasting face of the Timberwolves for the moment and the man who helped Boston rediscover its championship roots.
At No. Since then, he's gone on to justify the hype and then some, becoming an eight-time All-Star, two-time MVP, statistical beast and highlight machine. With the speed of a 1 and the strength of a 4, he's very likely to go down as the most physically gifted player in NBA history.
Of course, LeBron also has a notoriety all his own what with the ego, the spineless attitude and its countless manifestations and the uncannily bad Finals record. Until further notice, the next two guys on this list will always have a leg up no matter how impressed we all are with His I-ness.
He could climb up the list if only his shortcomings weren't as legendary as his achievements. Unfortunately for them, the Braves didn't realize the caliber of player they had and let him go to the Houston Rockets. From there, Malone developed into the most prolific rebounder in the league particularly on the offensive glass and an offensive force in the low blocks. After six seasons in Houston, Malone was dealt to the 76ers, where he teamed with Julius Erving to bring a championship to Philadelphia in One reason for upping the age limit was to increase the level of play in the league.
Players who join the NBA are more mature physically and more experienced, thus making the games more polished. Also, more polish means more pizzazz, which brings in more fans, and thus more ticket sales and higher viewership ratings. Another consideration is that success in high school basketball does not always translate to stellar performance in the NBA.
It would be easier to predict future success in the league after seeing how the athlete performs in college. A draft is where a group of people such as men over the age of 18 must sign up for military service but will not report for duty unless they are called to serve.
Other nations have mandatory military service, where all citizens or a select group must sign up to serve their country. Some nations have a combination of these systems. Several nations have compulsory or required military service as well as voluntary military service. The United States does not have compulsory military service; however, it is also included in this list because all males between the ages of 18 and 25 must register with the Selective Service to be drafted if needed.
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