The Resource Boys among men : how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution, by Jonathan Abrams
Boys among men : how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution, by Jonathan Abrams
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- Summary
- When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college as young basketball prodigies were expected to do but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year. Over that decade-plus period, the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern era Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, and numerous other stars. It also includes notable busts who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse, the face of the NBA was forever changed by the prep-to-pro generation. In compelling, masterfully crafted prose, "Boys Among Men"goes behind the scenes and draws on hundreds of firsthand interviews to paint insightful and engaging portraits of the most pivotal figures and events during this time. Award-winning basketball writer Jonathan Abrams has obtained remarkable access to the key players, coaches, and other movers and shakers from that time, and the result is a book packed with rare insights and never-before-published details about this chapter in NBA history."Boys Among Men"is a thrilling, informative, must-read for any basketball fan
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804139250
- Label
- Boys among men : how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution
- Title
- Boys among men
- Title remainder
- how the prep-to-pro generation redefined the NBA and sparked a basketball revolution
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jonathan Abrams
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college as young basketball prodigies were expected to do but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year. Over that decade-plus period, the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern era Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, and numerous other stars. It also includes notable busts who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse, the face of the NBA was forever changed by the prep-to-pro generation. In compelling, masterfully crafted prose, "Boys Among Men"goes behind the scenes and draws on hundreds of firsthand interviews to paint insightful and engaging portraits of the most pivotal figures and events during this time. Award-winning basketball writer Jonathan Abrams has obtained remarkable access to the key players, coaches, and other movers and shakers from that time, and the result is a book packed with rare insights and never-before-published details about this chapter in NBA history."Boys Among Men"is a thrilling, informative, must-read for any basketball fan
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- 10473088
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- DLC
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- 1984-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Abrams, Jonathan P. D.
- Dewey number
- 796.323/64
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- National Basketball Association
- National Basketball Association
- Basketball draft
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- Basketball players
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- 1523195
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Extent
- 326 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804139250
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- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015027590
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- color illustrations
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- 326 pages
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- 9780804139250
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- 2015027590
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- Basketball draft
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- Basketball players -- Recruiting
- Basketball players -- Recruiting -- United States
- trueCollege basketball players
- trueCollege basketball players -- Recruiting
- National Basketball Association
- National Basketball Association
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