2006-11-29 14:38:26 · 9 answers · asked by Big Juice 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The first to go directly to the NBA from high school are Bill Willoughby and Darryl Dawkins in 1975 who both played in the "NBA" during the 1975-76 season.
Moses Malone was the first high schooler to play "professional baskeball" but his first "NBA" season season was played during the 1976-1977 season, a year after than both Willoughby and Dawkins had played in the NBA.
2006-11-29 15:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by vseng 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Moses Malone was the first person to sign a NBA a contract straight from high school. Malone signed a $300,000 a year contract to play in the ABA in 1974. This is way before the time of Kobe Bryant or Kevin Garnett!
2006-12-02 15:16:10 · answer #2 · answered by destine4_69 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moses Malone
2006-11-29 14:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by mcfatkid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moses Malone
Malone graduated from Petersburg High School to the ABA, being hired by the Utah Stars in 1974, after signing a letter of intent to play at University of Maryland. He was the first basketball player to jump straight from high school into the professional leagues.
2006-11-29 14:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Moses Malone.
2006-11-30 06:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by jayanderson05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kevin Garnett
2006-11-29 19:41:56 · answer #6 · answered by ALC #21 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kevin Garnett
2006-11-29 14:43:42 · answer #7 · answered by Traffic 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yup Moses Malone, what's crazy is he was undrafted too, and one of the best players all time.
2006-11-29 17:35:15 · answer #8 · answered by iamblizzy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kwame Brown
2006-11-29 15:35:48 · answer #9 · answered by Lebron FANN 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋