High School players straight to the NBA from High School.The National Basketball Association high school draftees are players who have been drafted into the NBA straight out of high school without playing basketball at the collegiate level (also known as going prep-to-pro). The NBA has long had a preference for players who played basketball at the collegiate level; the vast majority of players to play in the NBA have had college experience. However, there have been numerous notable players who attended high school in the United States and then jumped directly to the NBA without playing collegiate ball. Several such players have excelled in the professional game. Al, Garnette, Harrington, James, Josh, Kevin, Lebron, Mcgrady, NBA., Smith, Tracy