MaxPreps Top 10 high school basketball players of the past decade

Posted Jan 11, 2020
Looking back at the 2010s, there was an abundance of talent to chose from, as players like Nigel Williams-Goss, Romeo Langford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Trae Young, James Wiseman and Shabazz Muhammad narrowly missed the cut. In the end, these 10 players distinguished themselves above the rest with spectacular high school basketball careers. (Max Preps)

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