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?

6. Dwight Howard

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Dwight Howard is on his second tour with the Los Angeles Lakers and has experienced a renaissance in 2019-20. He is an eight-time All-Star and five-time NBA rebounding leader and All-NBA first team. Howard’s career has been erratic and he receives more criticism than one would expect for a player who averages 16.9 ppg and 12.4 rebounds per game. He was the first overall pick by the Orlando Magic out of Atlanta’s Southwest Christian Academy in 2004.

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