Fewer than 200 folks in historical past have appeared in an NBA sport as a youngster. And an excellent smaller – and extra elite – group has carried out nicely within the NBA previous to turning 20 years outdated. In actual fact, to at the present time, just one participant in NBA historical past has achieved All-Star honors of their age-19 season or youthful. (You may know who that’s however as a touch: He wore purple and gold his total time within the NBA.)
As we speak, we’re going to check out the 19 finest youngsters in NBA historical past, an inventory that includes among the greatest names the league has ever seen and some different names who sadly wound up disappointing after sizzling begins to their careers.
