Top 5 NBA Players Drafted from High School

2. Kobe Bryant

Arguably the greatest Laker ever, the Mamba skipped College and came right to the NBA to take over. The slick scorer and lethal clutch shooter came out of Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mamba is a 18x All-Star Selection, 12x All Defensive Team Selection, 15x All NBA Selection, 4x All-Star MVP, 2x Scoring Champion, NBA MVP (’08), 2x NBA Finals MVP, 5x NBA Champion, and future Hall of Famer.