Ranking 22 basketball players who jumped from high school to the pros

Where does Kobe Bryant rank among players who went straight from high school to the NBA?

8. Amar’e Stoudemire

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The Phoenix Suns selected Amar’e Stoudemire ninth overall in 2002 out of Cypress Creek in Florida in 2002. Injuries sidetrack his career but Stoudemire is a six-time All-Star and was the Rookie of the Year in 2003.

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