NBA Stars Who Weren't Highly Recruited Out Of High School 

We made a mistake and said Steph was drafted #9, when he was actually drafted #7. Sorry Steph!

Ja is a beast that one lay up he had last year man one of the most prettiest finshes I've ever seen

Makes you wonder how many other Ja Morant like Talents are/were out there that simply never got discovered.

Steph really deserved this

Curry and Dame two of the best pg of the decade hands down ✊🏽

..."he may be the only reason why you've even heard of Weber State" He's right, you know

Saw Fred VanVleet play in high school, and I knew then he was something special ❤️🖤💜

For Damian Lillard's case, he kept transferring to different schools. He was 5"5" in his freshman year that grew to 5"11ft tall. Going to 3 different HS before his important summer season before senior year hurts his recruitment as he kept bouncing to different school because of lacking of playing time and because of the high cost of a private school in his Soph year that he transferred to a big class sized public school. If he had gone to a better "basketball school" in the Alameda / Oakland area, he might get more notice. Who knows? If he had grown more taller before his senior year, maybe more offers would come his way. He wound up growing three more inches to his 6 "2" listed height.

Did I just heard him say Steph was drafted 9th overall

I think steph was drafted 7th overall not 9th

You should really consider doing audio books

There's a theme running through a few of these which is that they had to develop a game before they had physically developed. By the time they grew or filled out, they had developed an all-round game that didn't rely on height or strength.

Lebron James? He was so bad he didn’t even play in college

Loved these videos!

This video motivates me 💪

When curry retire I'm gonna cry because he's been one of my favorites for a while now

This is why you should never give up if you got hoop dreams. That Ja story is crazy!!!

8:58 Shaq and Kenny smith: THE SUPERMAN IS IN THE BUILDING

Amazing video

7:52 wtf type of hairline is that🤣🤣🤣

Steph chef🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

dame was slept on for too long

Steph Curry almost beat Kansas in the E8, to take them to the F4. That guy was amazing to watch in college.

U should do best nba stars drafted in the 2nd round

It’s interesting that they are all point guards

A video about nba players that were waived in college with be awesome

please do how good Brandon Roy actually was

2:21 Lillards hand be like 📈📈

When your so early there’s nothing funny to comment

Shoutout to the college coaches and scouts

Can't catch all the fish. I don't think recruiters and scouts are really kicking themselves about not seeing the way these guys would develop. A related question is whether they were going to be stars regardless or whether they became stars because they were motivated by being overlooked. Either way, glad they put in the work and we get to watch them do what they do on court, now.

0:28 and the undersized son of a b... Oh wait, he said something different

Steph isn't a star he's a legend.👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

I heard of Weber State way before Lillard. They were the 14th seeded team who upset the North Carolina Tarheels, a 3rd seeded team in the 1999 NCAA tournament

Steph really is loving the American dream. Underdog to history maker

Just remember Mario chalmers beat d rose and curry in the ncaa

Curry was drafted 7th not 9th

You can see in the clip that he Steph was 7th on the board yet he said 9th. Lmaoooooooooo

KOBE SCREAMING HELICOPTER HELICOPTER!!!!!

Fred VanVleet

The only time I’ve ever seen Ja Morant play basketball is when he Rushmore and Collett my God it’s really close to me

How the hell you not have Victor Oladipo?

It matters when you peak. Booker was a 6th man in college. He is a multi-millionaire now. Some amazing players dont get better in the NBA and so they dont become dominant. Some people still look at high school as their golden years. Sad. Keep getting better.

Y’all do realize a ranked recruit is still good right? Like I’d love to be a 3 star or 2 star lol

1:22 he was drafted 7th overall

2:33 I only knew weber state before lilard for beating UNC in the first riund first time roy Williams ever lost round 1

4:08 Who else thought that was Luka Dončić

In morants case he grew and got stronger and more athletic after high school. So he really was a better player.when he finally got a scholarship

yo curry is going crazy with those shots

Caris levert should be on this list...Ben wallace...Dennis rodman...

Well I didn’t go to high school

10:38

So, you are telling me, Paul George has a habit of screwing his own team even before NBA? Now it all make sense.

Jim Beliein was recruiting Hayward but he told michigan he perfered tennis and staying in indiana...

2 time MVP Steve Nash deserves a shoutout here

Life is about timing.

You made a mistake in your video with Steph Curry you said he got drafted 9 instead of 7

3:44 okc and the sonics are not the same team

The ackground music is slowed and reverbed avatar

kawhi leonard deserves to be in the list

Did you say DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH 🤤💎

4:44 😳🙈🏀

EVERYONE TURN TO GOD

y'all messed up not putting rodman in here

This is crazy but I knew about this

I just figured out that four players I love and respect a lot from this list were four year college players (Dame, CJ, Butler, VanVleet).

The fella on the right of the video looks like TBJZ

the SONICS drafted russ not the thunder

jason preston next for this list

Lit

Every one on the video is point guard

1:20 curry was picked 7th not 9th

Hey if they were thought of as 5 star recruits they would not be stars today they work a lot harder these days to become stars

You forgot about PG getting a offer from Georgetown

I live super close to murray where ja morants from

what people do in highschool doesnt dictate what theyll do in life

You should do “Top 5 best Wr/Te and Qb duo of all time”

I live in utah so I already knew webber state was a thing

don't think 5'11 in high school is "only"

Morant is a star? I didn’t know “star” status was given to players outside the top 100.

I Was only a 2 star But I made it to the g League for 7 years In 2 years In the NBA

How you miss Derrick White? HE that underrated, tho?

Can remember watching Lillard in person as I live right next to Weber State.

Man I have never wanted anyone more than Hayward to beat Duke. Absolute stud.

Inversion was the best in his highschool game

Steph didn't revolutionize the gm was played.... That honor goes 2da great Mark Jackson

I hope LBJ's kid is like this, he's been a disappointment

2:43 he looks like…like…da…dababy

Interesting

Steph is happy

I want this guy to narrate my life

Curry was the 7th pick not the 9th!

Philippians 4:13 have a blessed day

never thought that 6'3 was undersized but ok

Who TF is John morant

curry was drafted 7th overalls

Ummmm Curry got drafted SEVEN not NINE

Because they worked hard now Most of them are better than BUMS in theyre draft class

1:23 Steph was drafted 7th overall by the Warriors. Not 9th 🙂

I wish he was drafted 9th overall. Then he would be on the raptors.