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Abrams Jonathan - Boys Among Men How The Prep - To - Pro Generation Redefined The Nba And Sparked A Basketball Revolution - Paperback
Abrams Jonathan - Boys Among Men How The Prep - To - Pro Generation Redefined The Nba And Sparked A Basketball Revolution - Paperback
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Description: 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 NB a. When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college as young basketball prodigies were expected to do but instead enter the 1995 NB a 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 NB a instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year. Over that decade - plus period the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern era Garnett Kobe Bryant Le Bron James Dwight Howard Tracy Mc Grady and numerous other stars. It also includes notable busts who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse the face of the NB a was forever changed by the prep - to - pro generation. In compelling masterfully crafted prose Boys Among Men 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 NB a history. Boys Among Men is a thrilling informative must - read for any basketball fan.
Title: Boys Among Men How The Prep - To - Pro Generation Redefined The Nba And Sparked A Basketball Revolution
Author(s): Abrams Jonathan
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780804139274
Pages: 352 Pages, 1 8-Page 4/C Insert
Publication Date: 3/14/2017
Category: Basketball
Description: 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 NB a. When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college as young basketball prodigies were expected to do but instead enter the 1995 NB a 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 NB a instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year. Over that decade - plus period the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern era Garnett Kobe Bryant Le Bron James Dwight Howard Tracy Mc Grady and numerous other stars. It also includes notable busts who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse the face of the NB a was forever changed by the prep - to - pro generation. In compelling masterfully crafted prose Boys Among Men 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 NB a history. Boys Among Men is a thrilling informative must - read for any basketball fan.
Title: Boys Among Men How The Prep - To - Pro Generation Redefined The Nba And Sparked A Basketball Revolution
Author(s): Abrams Jonathan
Publisher: Random House Usa Inc
Barcode: 9780804139274
Pages: 352 Pages, 1 8-Page 4/C Insert
Publication Date: 3/14/2017
Category: Basketball
