Jalen Green could be 2020's top NBA pick if one-and-done changes

Posted May 2, 2018
Dwight Howard was the last player to jump from high school to the NBA and be selected No. 1, by the Orlando Magic in 2004. The next year was the final draft high school players were eligible, and it took until the sixth pick for one to come off the board. But change is coming — and so is Jalen Green, the top player in the 247Sports Composite for the 2020 class. (247 Sports)

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