“With the 29th pick in the 1962 draft the Detroit Pistons select Reggie Harding from Martin Luther King High School, in Detroit Michigan.” How would you feel if you witnessed the first player drafted out of highschool? I know I would be very impressed. I would be impressed because for one you have to be very good at the sport to be playing against other players whose average age is 28 years old, when you are only 18 to 20 years old. Another thing I am impressed about is how he convinced his parents to let him skip college I would totally let him skip college to go to the NBA if I were his parents, after all, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. The last thing I am happy for him is because he will be making a lot of money which can go towards things that our world needs like charity's or orphanages. How would you feel if you were the first high school player drafted into the NBA? …show more content…
If you go straight to the NBA your skill level will increase faster, this is why High School players should be able to go straight to the NBA, for instance, a college team can only practice up to 20 hours per week while an NBA team has no limit on how much they practice. Another thing is NBA players are most of the time better than college players, so if you went straight to the NBA your skill level would go up because of the people whom you're playing with, or
He got scouted to go to UCLA, which is one of the best colleges to attend to play basketball. He got drafted to the NBA 1st round 4th pick to the Seattle Supersonics. He has been in the NBA for eight years. He has been leading scorer of the NBA twice.
In June of 1996, one month after he graduated magna cum laude, the Golden State Warriors selected him as the 11th pick in the second round there were forty overall. He was also named the SWAC player of the Year and was the first player from MSVU to earn that award.
The player strides onto the field. Left foot, right foot, and another pounding left foot. It is up to the player to make the finishing play in the ultimate showdown between the two teams. The player can feel the immense pressure building up as the crowd keeps shrieking and rooting for him as he tries to carry the team to an unlikely win as the clock keeps ticking. It is either win now or go home a loser because it is the terminating championship game.
Kobe was drafted in the NBA in 1996 as the top high school prospect. Also, Kobe during the draft was traded from the Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers to play shooting
I would like to achieve this goal because I am very passionate about basketball. I also am the one of the best basketball players on my team. I think if I get better, then it will push my teammates
His team played better and they ended up making the NCAA tournament that year. Once the season ended, Isaiah declared for the upcoming draft. He put in countless hours in the gym and the future was bright for him in the draft. He was predicted to go in the first round as a lottery pick. His dream was going to come
Vincent St. Mary high school in Akron Ohio. He and a number of his close friends were able to reach great heights in his time there going to the state finals all four years and winning a national title with a couple of kids from the same neighborhood. Lebron James, being the undisputed best player in the country coming out of senior year elected to skip college and head straight for the NBA draft. Steph Curry had a bit of a different start. Curry’s father Dell was an NBA player who lead his early life all across the country.
May 3rd, 1981, James Jackson was drafted by the NBA. Toronto Raptors. During his childhood, things were rough. His dad died when he was three. His mom then turned to drugs and he was raised in cheap motels.
The book title is Top Prospect . Top Prospect is about a Student athlete in middle school named Travis he was the left-handed Quarterback of the team for is middle school football team . He was well prepared he had the mental part of the game of football but he didn 't have the fundamentals of the game of football . Traviesas coach made a promise with Travis so he would actually have something to put his all into that he wanted , so he has a goal to reach .
Most people have to work super hard, and have to give up certain luxuries to get to the NBA. Some people think, as a general consensus, that because they have had to work so hard to get to the NBA, that they get a little lazy and burnt out once they get there. It shows up some of the player’s play styles and intensity. Compared to college players, they seem a little lazy and entitled. That is one reason some people like college more.
That NBA draft Kobe was drafted 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, but then traded to the LA Lakers. In Kobe’s basketball career he went on to win 5 NBA Championships, 1 MVP award, NBA All-Rookie Team, 3 time All-NBA team, 3 time All-defensive Team, 2 time NBA finals MVP, 3 time NBA All-star game MVP, and the defensive player of the year. Outside of the NBA Kobe has won 2 Gold olympic medals for basketball. Ever since a young age Kobe knew that he was going to make it big. He did this all because of his amazing work ethic and love for the game.
He would be playing with Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum, and since Greyson Allen is staying for his junior year. They would be one of the most dynamic basketball teams of the decade. Talking about Greyson Allen he did it right, his freshman year he averaged four point four points per game, and sophomore year he led the team in scoring and averaged twenty-one point six points per game. That is a seventeen point two more point per game then the year
He still holds the UCLA records for most league points, highest league scoring average, and most free throws. He continued playing basketball. Later on Reggie was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 11th pick in the 1st round of the 1987 NBA draft. Fans were upset that Miller was chosen over Indiana native Steve Alford. Reggie Miller was a very good athlete and he was the best Indiana Pacers player in history, he held many records and he was a very unique player.
You do have to learn plays in college but it’s not as complicated these college plays will help you be better for NBA plays. Young players going to NBA aren’t as strong as if they get stronger going to college. If they want to compete they would go to college first. I have noticed that players who go to college become really smart and they do smarter things in the NBA such has doing the right angled pass or just to have better basketball
As well as building muscle playing basketball also helps improve balance and coordination as doing multiple things at once are required such as jumping and shooting at the same time. Basketball also develops self-discipline and concentration as it is required to make the right decisions in a game and make good judgements that will help in winning. This is why basketball has a lot of benefits for