High School to the NBA..

In 1995 Kevin Garnett announced his intentions to forgo college, and declared himself eligible for the 1995 NBA Draft. The move was highly controversial; the conventional wisdom at the time was that high-schoolers were neither emotionally nor physically mature enough for the rigors of the NBA game. On draft day, Garnett was selected with the #5 pick in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Garnett led the Timberwolves to eight consecutive playoff berths and was a multiple All-Star during his time with the team. In 2004, the Wolves advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Lakers; Garnett was named Most Valuable Player that year. After a trade in the 2007 offseason to the Boston Celtics, he was a core player in the Celtics' first NBA title in over 20 years.

In 1996, two notable players made the jump from high school to the NBA. The first was Kobe Bryant, selected by the Charlotte Hornets and traded almost immediately to the Los Angeles Lakers; the second was Jermaine O'Neal, selected by the Trail Blazers (and traded in 2000 to the Indiana Pacers and later to the Miami Heat). In 1997, another All-Star caliber player, Tracy McGrady, was selected by the Toronto Raptors. In 1998, three high-schoolers were drafted with Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis experiencing the most success. Darius Miles became the highest high school player selected with the third pick in the 2000, until the following year.

In 2001, Kwame Brown (selected by the Washington Wizards) became the first high-schooler to be selected with the number one pick in the draft; since then, LeBron James (2003) and Dwight Howard (2004) have also been selected with the first pick. Other notable high-schoolers include Amar'e Stoudemire and Shaun Livingston (2004); Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry (2001); and Andrew Bynum (2005).


[edit] 2005 and beyond
In 2005, the NBA and the players' union agreed upon a new collective bargaining agreement, which requires that:

The minimum age for entry into the NBA is 19; players must have their nineteenth (or later) birthday in the calendar year of the draft in order to be eligible;
Players who completed basketball eligibility at a U.S. high school, regardless of their nationality, must be at least one year removed from high school.
The terms of the new agreement essentially ended the practice of drafting high school players, starting in the 2006 NBA Draft. The rules did not apply to the 2005 NBA Draft, and several high schoolers were selected, including Martell Webster, Monta Ellis, Andrew Bynum, Gerald Green, C.J. Miles, Louis Williams, Ricky Sanchez, and Amir Johnson, who became the last players in NBA history to be drafted straight out of high school

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[DAFRISCOKID415]

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[FeArNiNjA]

no ones next

u cant go from highschool to nba anymore

[MrCjizzle95]

if i can still come outta highschool i will be in nba i am already ranked number one sixth grader in macon

[Akronsfinest21]

U also forgot Ndudi ebi and Lou williams

[Akronsfinest21]

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[thetruthsokilla899]

Me im next i can dunk on my highskool goals and im in the 10th grade michael taylor remember the name 1 round pick straight outa highskool

[alinar]

you forgot deshawn stevenson, travis outlaw and kendrick perkins

[kanye45]

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[theholdsteady3]

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[theholdsteady3]

whats this song called?

[CAG1993]

anyone know wat the song is called?