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by Lukeas14 882 days ago
The chances stat is missing that NBA draft picks are not evenly distributed between high schools. Some high schools don't have a basketball team, most don't have teams good enough to produce NBA talent and a few have great basketball programs which will attract the best talent and produce more NBA players (ex. Oak Hill Academy has sent 33 players to the league).
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Fair enough, but then the title is a bit misleading - being a high school star in of itself doesn't give you more than a dream of making the NBA. Being a star at one of the few schools with a great track record for producing draft picks is a different story!