Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution

Abrams, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0804139253 / ISBN 13: 9780804139250

Published by N.Y.: Crown Archetype, 2016

About this Item

1st printing. Book is unread; boards and dust jacket show a touch of bumping to corners. Autographed by Abrams on half-title page with 'Happy Reading!' at a New York event (see photos). The star newspaper reporter's first book, uncommon signed. 326 pages + photos.

Seller Inventory # 8213

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution
• Publisher: N.Y.: Crown Archetype
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804139253
• ISBN 13: 9780804139250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports

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Synopsis

The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies who from 1995 to 2005 made the jump directly from high school to the NBA.
 
When Kevin Garnett shocked the world by announcing that he would not be attending college—as young basketball prodigies were expected to do—but instead enter the 1995 NBA draft directly from high school, he blazed a trail for a generation of teenage basketball players to head straight for the pros. That trend would continue until the NBA instituted an age limit in 2005, requiring all players to attend college or another developmental program for at least one year.
 
Over that decade-plus period, the list of players who made that difficult leap includes some of the most celebrated players of the modern era—Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, and numerous other stars. It also includes notable “busts” who either physically or mentally proved unable to handle the transition. But for better or for worse, the face of the NBA was forever changed by the prep-to-pro generation.

In compelling, masterfully crafted prose, Boys Among Men goes behind the scenes and draws on hundreds of firsthand interviews to paint insightful and engaging portraits of the most pivotal figures and events during this time. Award-winning basketball writer Jonathan Abrams has obtained remarkable access to the key players, coaches, and other movers and shakers from that time, and the result is a book packed with rare insights and never-before-published details about this chapter in NBA history. Boys Among Men is a thrilling, informative, must-read for any basketball fan.

About the Author

JONATHAN ABRAMS is an award-winning journalist who has covered the NBA for  ESPN’s Grantland, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. Heis a graduate of the University of Southern California.