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?

15. J.R. Smith

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Controversial, mercurial and troublesome, J.R. Smith averaged 12.5 points per game in a career that saw him play 971 games for four teams after being taken by the New Orleans Hornets 18th overall out of St. Benedict’s in New Jersey in 2004. He has one NBA championship ring and was Sixth Man of the Year in 2013.

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