Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the

Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies who from 1995 to 2005 made the jump directly from high school to the NBA.
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When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending collegeâ€”as young basketball prodigies were expected to doâ€”but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year.
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Over that decade-plus period, the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern eraâ€”Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, and numerous other stars. It also includes notable â€œbustsâ€ who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse, the face of the NBA was forever changed by the prep-to-pro generation.

In compelling, masterfully crafted prose,Â Boys Among MenÂ goes behind the scenes and draws on hundreds of firsthand interviews to paint insightful and engaging portraits of the most pivotal figures and events during this time. Award-winning basketball writer Jonathan Abrams has obtained remarkable access to the key players, coaches, and other movers and shakers from that time, and the result is a book packed with rare insights and never-before-published details about this chapter in NBA history.Â Boys Among MenÂ is a thrilling, informative, must-read for any basketball fan.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-03-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-03-15
Format	Kindle eBook

Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

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