High School Studs who never made it in the NBA

[SouBeachTalents]

Lol, remember this guy? Never amounted to shit

[MC Gusto]

DeAngelo Collins and Hassan Adams.

Ndudi Ebi also. At one point, he was considered the 2nd best player in the LeBron HS class.

[dubeta]

Lol, remember this guy? Never amounted to shit

btw, has anyone noticed that LeBron was probably the only HS player to come in and dominate straight away?

[kshutts1]

Jeremy Tyler, Sebastian Telfair, Korleone Young

[RedBlackAttack]

I remember Felipe Lopez. The hype was ridiculous at St Johns. He honestly should have left after his freshman year, because he got exposed after that. As a freshman if you struggle, it's like big deal even Wiggins had his struggling moments. I think there was another hyped frosh that he wanted to win with, Zendon Hamilton or something.

Obviously he was still a 1st round pick, but he could have been top 5. The hype was strong.

They never lived up to it in college either, that class.

The hype was ridiculous once he made the cover of Sports Illustrated. That was back when that actually meant something. Basically, if you were on the cover, it was expected that you'd be a star in the league.


One recent one that popped into my head is Samardo Samuels. He was ranked by Scout as the second best prospect in the 2008 graduating class.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75...pid=88&yr=2008

Ahead of guys like Klay Thompson, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Demar DeRozan, Greg Monroe, Kemba Walker, Iman Shumpert, Draymond Green, etc.

Only Brandon Jennings was ranked ahead of him.

[the mesiah]

Now that I see the SI refernEnces , I remember seeing tamir goodman.The fraud jew jordan averaged like 30+ a game and he was about to steal a scholarship from Maryland , I would always think gary williams is a fool for giving him a scholarship to play.He had a lot of hype with that SI story as well.

[MC Gusto]

The hype was ridiculous once he made the cover of Sports Illustrated. That was back when that actually meant something. Basically, if you were on the cover, it was expected that you'd be a star in the league.


One recent one that popped into my head is Samardo Samuels. He was ranked by Scout as the second best prospect in the 2008 graduating class.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75...pid=88&yr=2008

Ahead of guys like Klay Thompson, Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Demar DeRozan, Greg Monroe, Kemba Walker, Iman Shumpert, Draymond Green, etc.

Only Brandon Jennings was ranked ahead of him.

Byron Mullens was ranked #3 in that class.

And Terrelle Pryor was ranked ahead of Draymond Green and Reggie Jackson.

[andgar923]

Most definitely Schea Cotton. He was like the Cali player of the year when he was sophomore. He was supposed to play at UCLA but NCAA cockblocked him. I think the problem with himwas he peaked too soon and did not developed competitive edge.

cAme to say this.

Schea was a super stud, Lebron before Lebron.

[RedBlackAttack]

Byron Mullens was ranked #3 in that class.

And Terrelle Pryor was ranked ahead of Draymond Green and Reggie Jackson.

I never saw Pryor play basketball in person, did I have seen some footage and heard stories. He was supposedly pretty damn good. It just so happened that he was the most heralded high school football player in a decade or more, so basketball took a backseat.

Who knows what might have happened if he opted for basketball instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpvtfUkRgnI

[VelvetHoop]

Kwame Brown


Eddy Curry


Ndudi Ebi


Darius Miles

More come to mind,but i just remember these guys being massive disappointments

[ImKobe]

Kobe

[RedBlackAttack]

Surprised Sebastian Telfair hasn't been mentioned yet. Crazy hype coming out of Staten Island. Even though he was just 5-11, he was ranked ahead of other guys in his 2004 class like Rajon Rondo, Lamarcus Aldridge and Josh Smith, to name a few.

Steph Marbury was his cousin and he was seen as a more natural point guard version of Steph. Jay Z and other celebs would routinely attend his high school games, which became huge media events.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXsTa3UuXrU

Taken 13th overall straight out of high school... never found a place for himself in the league.


The Curious Case of Sebastian Telfair: From NYC Phenom to NBA Bust

[MC Gusto]

I never saw Pryor play basketball in person, did I have seen some footage and heard stories. He was supposedly pretty damn good. It just so happened that he was the most heralded high school football player in a decade or more, so basketball took a backseat.

Who knows what might have happened if he opted for basketball instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpvtfUkRgnI

I didn't see anything special in that highlight. Looks like an undersized power forward to me. He probably made the right decision by sticking with football.

I remember everyone being pissed at him for dragging his football recruitment along to concentrate on basketball season, but I never knew he was a top-100 recruit in basketball.

[MC Gusto]

Surprised Sebastian Telfair hasn't been mentioned yet. Crazy hype coming out of Staten Island. Even though he was just 5-11, he was ranked ahead of other guys in his 2004 class like Rajon Rondo, Lamarcus Aldridge and Josh Smith, to name a few.

Steph Marbury was his cousin and he was seen as a more natural point guard version of Steph. Jay Z and other celebs would routinely attend his high school games, which became huge media events.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXsTa3UuXrU

Taken 13th overall straight out of high school... never found a place for himself in the league.


The Curious Case of Sebastian Telfair: From NYC Phenom to NBA Bust

Too small and no jumpshot. Horrible combination.

It's a shame, because he could get to the basket whenever he wanted even at the pro level.

[WillC]

James Lang is a name nobody has mentioned yet.