The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA) straight out of high school. The process of jumping directly from high school basketball to the professional level is also known as going prep-to-pro. Since 2006, drafting high school players has been prohibited by the NBA collective bargaining agreement, which requires that players who enter the draft be 19 years of age or older and at least one year removed from high school.[1]
The NBA has long had a preference for players who played college basketball,[2] and the vast majority of players who play in the NBA attended college beforehand. Out of the thousands of people who have played in the NBA, only forty-one went prep-to-pro, not including international players.
- ^ Nance, Roscoe (June 21, 2005). "Teen draftees grounded until 19 under new deal". USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ Knight, Athelia (March 23, 2000). "NBA Ponders New League; It Would Develop College-Age Players". The Washington Post. p. D1. Retrieved 13 October 2020.