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spt_NBA_highschoolstars.appHeader = "The best players to go from high school straight to the pros ";
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spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Moses Malone","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Moses-Malone.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Robert Houston", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "264", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Right after graduating high school, Moses Malone became the first player to go straight from high school and play professional basketball. ";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Darryl Dawkins ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Darryl-Dawkins.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Jonathan Daniel", "Getty Images", "358", "264", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "In 1975, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted forward/center Darryl Dawkins out of high school. Dawkins became one of the first players to jump from high school to the pros. ";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Shawn Kemp ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Shawn-Kemp.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Tony Cheng", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "254", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Although Shawn Kemp did go to Trinity Valley Community College in Texas, eligibility issues kept him from playing. After a semester he declared himself for the 1989 NBA Draft without any collegiate experience and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Kevin Garnett","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Kevin-Garnett.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "271", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "In 1995 Kevin Garnett announced he would skip college, declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft. Although many doubted Garnett's abilities, he was selected with the No. 5 pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves. ";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Kobe Bryant,","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Kobe-Bryant.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Doug Pensinger", "Getty Images", "358", "237", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "The Charlotte Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant in 1996 with the No. 13 pick. Bryant, however, made it clear that he did not want to play for the Hornets and demaded that the team trade him to the L.A. Lakers. A few days after the draft, the Lakers sent Vlade Divac to the Hornets for Bryant.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Jermaine O'Neal ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Jermaine-Oneal.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Doug Pensinger", "Getty Images", "358", "256", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Jermaine O'Neal skipped college and entered himself into the 1996 NBA draft. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 17th pick.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Tracy McGrady ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_tracey-McGrady.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Tony Ranze", "AFP/Getty Images", "358", "237", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "After he skipped college, Tracy McGrady was drafted ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 1997 NBA Draft. It was rumored that Chicago Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause had arranged a draft-day trade to send Scottie Pippen to the Vancouver Grizzlies for the fourth overall selection, which he would have used to draft McGrady. However, the deal did not happen because Michael Jordan threatened to retire if it was made.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Al Harrington","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Al-Harrington.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "358", "215", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Coming out of high school, Al Harrington was named the player of the year by USA Today. At the young age of 18 he entered the NBA Draft and was selected by Indiana with the 25th pick.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Rashard Lewis ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Rashard-Lewis.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "John Froschauer", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "358", "207", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Rashard Lewis bypassed college for the 1998 NBA Draft and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round. Lewis had hoped that his hometown team, the Houston Rockets, would draft him, but despite having three first-round picks, they did not. ";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Tyson Chandler","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Tyson-Chandler.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "358", "255", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "After being named one of the top high school players, Tyson Chandler decided not to go to college. He entered the 2001 NBA Draft and was selected second overall by the Los Angeles Clippers, who immediately traded his rights to the Chicago Bulls for former NBA Rookie of the Year Award recipient Elton Brand.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Amare Stoudemire ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Amare-Stoudemire.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Al Bello", "Getty Images", "358", "265", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Shockingly, Amare Stoudemire only played two years of high school basketball. He was supposed to attend the University of Memphis, but he never did. The Phoenix Suns selected Stoudemire with the ninth pick in the 2002 draft.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array(""," LeBron James ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Lebron-james.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Tom Pidgeon", "Getty Images", "358", "240", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "With the exception of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James is the most popular player to skip college and go straight to the pros. In high school, James finished his career with 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists. James was selected first in the 2003 draft by his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Dwight Howard ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Dwight-Howard.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Linda Spillers", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "321", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "During his high school career, Dwight Howard won almost every individual award he could. Following his senior year, Howard chose to forego college and enter the 2004 NBA Draft, where the Orlando Magic selected him first overall.";

spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i++] = new Array("","Josh Smith","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Jervay%2C%20John/NBA%20High%20school/080404_Josh-Smith.vlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Ed Betz", "AP", "335", "278", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_NBA_highschoolstars[i-1].body = "Josh Smith declared for the 2004 NBA Draft, giving up a scholarship to Indiana University. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 17th overall pick.";

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