15 NBA Stars Dominating in High School

1. Derrick Rose

The Chicago Bulls point guard starred at the Windy City's Simeon Career Academy in high school before playing one season of college ball then getting picked first overall by his hometown pro team in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was league MVP in 2011, and is currently on the road to recovery from a serious knee injury.

As a high schooler, he was the top-ranked player in the country. This video, which has over 2.6 million YouTube views, makes it easy to understand why.

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Before your favorite basketball players were in the NBA, they were in high school. And when they were in high school, they kicked some major butt.

Think about it: Some six-foot-eight phenom with a 40-inch vertical jump going up against a bunch of gangly, pimply teens just hoping to earn varsity letters and maybe get dates to prom. It's just not fair. But it sure is fun to watch.

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Luckily, thanks to YouTube, we can relive some of our favorite NBA stars' high school heydays. Here, we've collected 15 of the very best compilations the web has to offer -- from veterans like Jason Kidd, to MVPs like LeBron James and Der…
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