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the nba take 50 players a year, and 20 out the nba
UCLA with 66 players. North Carolina has sent 65 players to the NBA.
There is the NBA and there is a league with players not quite at the NBA level. The NBA is the major league with the professional basketball players. There are also college leagues, and elementary schools even have leagues.
Because there is such a high demand for them.
Kenny Anderson and Kenny Smith both came from Archbishop Molloy H.S. in Briarwood, Queens.
Not playing in the NBA Today.
HIGH School Players
There are many, many people that play basketball, including elementary school kids, middle school kids, high school kids, college basketball players, NBA players, WNBA players, female players in schools, other countries, etc.
Some of the prep-to-pro players that have not done well are Korleone Young, Ndudi Ebi, and Leon Smith. Click on the 'From High School to the NBA' link on this page to see a list of high schoolers drafted by NBA teams.
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enough skills to compete with all the other players