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?

19. Kendrick Perkins

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Kendrick Perkins entered the NBA directly from high school and played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans, winning the NBA Championship in 2008 with the Celtics. He averaged 5 points and almost 6 rebounds per game in a career that ran through 2018.

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