LeBron James was famous for his basketball skills before his senior year of high school started. It was so apparent that he was going to be the "next big thing " that he headed directly to the NBA after graduating from high school. ... Peyton Manning was also extremely talented in high school but went to the University of Tennessee to play football for the Volunteers. ... In his first game, LeBron James scored 25 points, the most a prep-to-pro player, someone who went from high school straight to the professional level, had scored in their NBA debut (NBA.com). ... After seven seasons with the...

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