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THE kids ARE ALL RIGHT.(drafting basketball players out of high school)(Statistical Data Included)
Drafting high school players has a history of paying off, even if NBA executives don't like to admit it
Three years ago, on draft day at GM Place in Vancouver, Rashard Lewis sat in a back room wearing the best suit he owned, a tan number with a white shirt and bright tie. He was one of just 25 players who were invited to attend the draft, and he was light-headed with expectation. He had just finished four years at Elsik High School in Alief, Texas (a Houston suburb) but passed on a college career at the University of Houston, like his mother wanted, to be here, at the NBA draft.
He was expecting to be a first-round pick--how could he not be? He met ...