From High School to the NBA NBA or college, what is more important to the rising star coming out of high school? ... There may be as many as five NBA prospects coming out of high school that will be taken in this year's NBA Draft, and all of them are expected to be some of the top picks in the first round. ... It's the American Dream, to become the a professional basketball player or maybe the next Michael Jordan. ... Who wants to argue against the big-time, the flash and cash of an NBA career? Well for many people that work in the NBA say that, "No high school player belongs in ...

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High School Seniors entering the NBA draft When you"re an athlete in high school you only dream of going to the NBA, but some 17 and 18 year olds out there are good enough to do just that. ... Kevin Garnett has been in the NBA for 8 years and he averages just under 20 points a game and just over 10 rebounds a game. ... Kobe Bryant averages just over 21 points a game and has a couple NBA championships to go along with that. ... I mean the 18 year old phenomenon was a millionaire before he even signed an NBA contract. ... The sight of mainly African Americans walking away from college to ...

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As the projected first pick in the NBA draft, James is probably going to turn pro out of high school. ... He didn't have enough NBA experience, or even life experience- (Pg. 35). ... The NBA has also created a program to help young up and coming players called the NBADL. ... Everyone grows up with dreams, whether it is to be the next Michael Jordan or the President of the United States of America. ...

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With that Magic led the Lakers to a five time NBA Championship in 1980-82, 85, 87-88. ... He is also traveling all around the world teaching young African Americans about safe sex, abstinence and educating African Americans on the dangers of AIDS and HIV using his best knowledge and personal experiences to the best of his ability. ...

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While receiving all his nominations, he also received the All-NAIA Tournament Team in 1963-1964, All-America in 1963-1964. ... While being a pro-coach, Reed was nominated with highlights for having a 82-124 record as a NBA head coach and in his first season with New York, knicks finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 43-39 record. ...

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Today a scout for the NBA asked you to play professional basketball, as soon as you graduated high school. ... However, this is America, and those athletes, who are legally adults, need to be able to make their own decision based on their personal preferences and not what society thinks that they should do. ... There were "eight American Athletes on the 2002 United States Winter Olympic team", "Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Anna Kournikova, Monica Seles, and the Williams sisters all went pro before their 18th birthdays",and "Tiger played in his first professional tournament in 1992, at age 1...

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The faculty of many colleges have changed over the past years with the Delta Cost Project in 2010 reporting "...that between 1998 and 2008, America's private colleges increased spending on instruction by 22 percent while increasing spending on administration and staff support by 36 percent" (The Economist Newspaper 1). ... It proves that the NBA does not need someone with a college degree in order to have credibility to play professional basketball. ...

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Students at large dominate academics percentage wise across America, so it is a hard assumption to make against athletes when these at large students aren't bouncing around extra curricular activities. ... Why put 100% of your effort into school if you have coaches doing your work for you, or professional scouts telling you you"re a shoe in for the first round of the upcoming NBA draft. ...

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Students at large dominate academics percentage wise across America, so it is a hard assumption to make against athletes when these at large students aren't bouncing around extra curricular activities. ... Why put 100% of your effort into school if you have coaches doing your work for you, or professional scouts telling you you"re a shoe in for the first round of the upcoming NBA draft. ...

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