High-School Players Who Didn't Fare Well In The NBA

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Many sports stars have been known to jump from the high school to the pros.

While there have been some great success stories, such as:


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But for every Kobe, KG, or Lebron, there have been players that had similar hype, but couldn't deliver.

Can you list any high-schoolers who jumped to the NBA and DIDN'T pan out?

These three guys panned out, but who didn't?
 
Where in the world in Moses Malone in that montage above! What an injustice! (maybe even Darryl Dawkins, Tracy McGrady & Shawn Kemp)
 
Other than those already mentioned above:

STUDS
Amare Stoudemire (Cypress Creek, Orlando, Fla.) * Active
- 9th pick by Phoenix.

Dwight Howard (SW Atlanta Christian Academy, Atlanta, Ga.) * Active
- 1st pick by Orlando

Still Under Review
1998:

Al Harrington (St. Patrick's, Elizabeth, N.J.) * Active (streaky but decent)
- 25th pick by Indiana.

Rashard Lewis (Elsik, Alief, Texas) (streaky but decent, high up-side)
- 32nd overall pick by Seattle.

2001
Tyson Chandler (Dominguez, Compton, Calif.) * Active (likely a bust a decent year this year)
- 2nd pick by LA Clippers (traded to Chicago on Draft Night).

Eddy Curry (Thornwood, South Holland, Ill.) * Active (likely a bust)
- 4th pick by Chicago.

2003
Charlie Villanueva (Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J.) * Active (debating?)
- Not selected (Selected in 2005 by Toronto after going back to UCONN)

2004
Josh Smith (Oak Hill Academy, Mouth of Wilson, Va.) * Active (likely a decent pick?)
- 17th pick by Atlanta


Busts:

1975
Bill Willoughby (Morrow, Englewood, N.J.)
- 19th pick by Atlanta.

1996

Taj McDavid (Palmetto, Williamston SC)
- Not selected.

1998
Korleone Young (Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, Va.)
- 40th pick by Detroit.

Ellis Richardson (Poly, Sun Valley, Calif.)
- Not selected.

1999:
Jonathan Bender (Picayune, Miss.)
- 5th pick by Toronto.

Leon Smith (M.L. King, Chicago, Ill.)
- 29th pick by San Antonio.

2000:
Darius Miles (East St. Louis, Ill.) * Active
- 3rd pick by LA Clippers.

DeShawn Stevenson (Washington, Easton, Calif.) * Active
- 23rd pick by Utah.

2001
DeSagana Diop (Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Calif.) * Active
- 8th pick by Cleveland.

Ousmane Cisse (St. Jude Catholic, Montgomery, Ala.)
- 47th pick by Denver.

Tony Key (Centennial, Compton, Calif.)
- Not selected.

2002:
DeAngelo Collins (Inglewood, Ca.)
- Not selected.

Lenny Cooke (North Regional Valley, Old Tappan, N. J.)
- Not selected.

2003:

Travis Outlaw (Starkville, Ms.) * Active
- 23rd pick by Portland

Ndudi Ebi (Westbury Christian, Houston, Tx.)
- 26th pick by Minnesota

Kendrick Perkins (Ozen, Beaumont, Tx.) * Active
- 27th pick by Memphis

James Lang (Central Park Christian, Birmingham, Al.)
- 48th pick by New Orleans

2004:
Shaun Livingston (Peoria Central, Peoria, Il.) * Active
- 4th pick by LA Clippers

Robert Swift (Bakersfield, Ca.) * Active
- 12th pick by Seattle

Sebastian Telfair (Lincoln, Brooklyn, N.Y.) * Active
- 13th pick by Portland

Al Jefferson (Prentiss, Ms.) * Active
- 15th pick by Boston

J.R. Smith (St. Benedict's Prep, Newark, N.J.) * Active
- 18th pick by New Orleans

Dorell Wright (South Kent Prep, South Kent, Ct.) * Active
- 19th pick by Miami

Jackie Butler (McComb, Ms.) * Active
- Not selected

2005: (too new?)
Martell Webster (Seattle Prep, Wa.) * Active
--6th pick by Portland


Andrew Bynum (St Joseph HS, Metuchen, N.J.) * Active (debating?)
--10th pick by Los Angeles

Gerald Green (Gulf Shores Academy, Houston, Tx.) * Active
--18th pick by Boston

C.J. Miles (Skyline, Dallas, Tx.) * Active
--34th pick by Utah

Ricky Sanchez (IMG Academy, Bradenton, Fl.)
--35th pick by Portland

Monta Ellis (Lanier, Jackson, Ms.) * Active (debate? very streaky, decent year though?)
--40th pick by Golden State

Louis Williams (South Gwinnett, Snellville, Ga.) * Active
--45th pick by Philadelphia

Andray Blatche (South Kent Prep, Ct.) * Active
--49th pick by Washington

Amir Johnson (Westchester, Los Angeles, Ca.) * Active
--56th pick by Detroit
 
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Nope, will be 40 next month and hold a full-time job at Nike and also run a coffee biz on the side; but I am always on a PC.
 
I dont think I would consider Al Jefferson a bust, with his numbers could've been an all star if he didn't lay for the lowly Wolves, and Deshawn Stevenson has had good years in Washington
 

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