Some say Bates is the best high school prospect since LeBron. He may just get his chance to jump straight to the pros like James did as well.
WESTFIELD, Ind. — There was an unmistakable, full-circle feel to what transpired here on Court 8 of the Pacers Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon.
Bates is the best player in the Class of 2022, to say the very least. Some say he’s the best prospect since LeBron came roaring out of the Class of 2003. Bates has been a precocious presence on the AAU circuit since he was 13, and his budding fame grew some more when he led Ypsilanti Lincoln High School to the Michigan state title as a freshman.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver reiterated last week that he believes 2022 will be the likely year for the league to lower its minimum-age requirement for the draft from 19 to 18. Thus, the flow from high school to the NBA can start again, after being shut off in 2006. We are three years away from replacing one-and-done with a return to none-and-done.
That’s the truth, and that’s also the downside to displaying overwhelming talent at a young age. The outside world isn’t willing to wait before making projections and setting expectations. Last year at this time, Emoni Bates was in middle school; this year people are asking him about going straight to the NBA at age 18.
If Bates maintains his current development arc, college recruiters will be looking elsewhere. I spoke with four college coaches this weekend who are preparing themselves for a return to the LeBron Era of recruiting — trying to figure out who actually wants to go to college and who is going pro.
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