Ranking The 10 Most Hyped High School Basketball Prospects Of All Time

Ranking The 10 Most Hyped High School Basketball Prospects Of All Time? Is Lebron James the best high school basketball player ever? Has Zion Williamson lived up to the hype? Did Andrew Wiggins peak in high school?

[@AlphaDwg]

You know Lebron number one when the 5 people before him were supposed to be the best since Lebron James 😂

[@KingTaarabt]

Dude was called King James as a high schooler from grown ass men

[@Meekkhi]

Zion is going to surpass LeBron I'm calling it now

[@samfelmingham2443]

ahwoofe nah Zion will fall tragic to injuries which is never good for any player

[@Meekkhi]

@@samfelmingham2443 he isn't even injured

[@kobesrebootcard4483]

AlphaDwg lebron james is a bust tbh

[@michaelrozis9538]

“Dominating little kids” Pause

[@nickwatters2817]

Michael Rozis To hell we go

[@wpgl.5759]

Karl malone

[@user-qu9vu9bl3f]

@@wpgl.5759 Dennis Rodman dominating white chicks

[@dayostical]

I would put Zion above Andrew Wiggins. Having witnessed both, I have to say that they hype for Wiggins was nowhere as big as it was for Zion.

[@frogboi6590]

dayostical Zion def had more hype going into the draft, but this is from highschool, and Zion wasn’t even considered the number one pick coming out of hs

[@jq7352]

@@frogboi6590 I was expected Barrett ahead of Zion tbh

[@troyfew2373]

O.J. Mayo should have been up there, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, he was really hyped in high school

[@DanUCMan]

Bill Walker (his HS teammate) was hyped too at the time. Hitting windmills in traffic, incredible hops but never replicated the same skill in the league.

[@205KAIROS.]

I was coming down to the comments to say this

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

Troy Few facts he was solid in the nba

[@khaleevafauzi9690]

And he is still balling in abl (asean basketball league) he played in the same team as jeremy Lin’s brother in fubon braves

[@SpecialKballin]

True, also Greg Oden he was being compared to the all time great bigs probably would have been if not for injuries most years KD would’ve been number one overall pick but Greg Oden was seen as a once in a generation type of big man.

[@michaelkeffer6480]

Steph Curry with a 40 inch vertical-Mike Korzemba😂😂😂

[@dayanandbiju5648]

Michael Keffer I thought I was tripping when I heard that lol

[@tobiayo8146]

*Ben simmons hits a three* Mike Korzemba: 7 FOOT STEPH CURRY WITHA 40 INCH VERTICAL

[@numa2k147]

I live in France and the hype got all the way over here. I remember looking up Lebron's high school highlights.

[@violentsausage]

J'me rappelle de la hype de Zion tout le monde en parlait c'était un truc de fou, après je peux pas trop comparé avec LeBron j'étais même pas encore né 😂

[@docholiday199]

Greg Oden honorable mention

[@JoeRyMi]

It’s Lebron, no contest. ESPN isn’t out here broadcasting high school games for anyone else. I will say, I know it’s going back a bit, but Kwame Brown had crazy hype.

[@alfredbryntesson415]

7:04 wtf is that kendrick nunn

[@AmanSingh-bt1rx]

Yes

[@messimanuel1076]

No that's Michael Jordan

[@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr]

Harry Giles was getting A LOT of hype in high school, injuries have hurt him in the nba unfortunately though he has been solid this season

[@tonigc5808]

His per 36 stats were great last year

[@DanUCMan]

Crazy hearing "Wiggins was the first prospect of my time" when I remember hearing about Lebron in his sophomore year at high school.... damn I'm getting old lol

[@joojosuave_]

Feels weird hearing Kobe being called 'the late'. RIP Kobe

[@shanepitcher8494]

Bro Emoni Bates is something special. He sold out Eastern Michigan's stadium 3 times this year. Our whole town was there basically.

[@tonyamartin1425]

chis webber was bigger

[@mitchellparker850]

Austin Rivers should have at least gotten an honorable mention. #1 player in his class and was really the only player with great mixtapes from that year. Plus being an NBA coaches son and going to Duke, people thought he was gonna be the next top NBA pg when he was at Winter Park.

[@alandowning7460]

Oj Mayo was very hyped where he at

[@SpecialKballin]

If you went as far back as LeBron then you completely missed Greg Oden who everyone thought was going to be the next great big like Shaq, hence why he got drafted over KD. OJ Mayo also had insane hype too.

[@randumo24]

Oden got a lot of his hype from his time at OSU. You truly don't understand how absurd the hype was for LeBron back then. The hype was literally so high that LeBron actually had to reach the levels he's reached to meet the hype. If he wasn't a top 5 all time player, he wouldn't have met the hype. That is how great the hype was.

[@robertlinn4481]

Definitely enjoy watching your videos bro. Only person I thought you could've fit in the 8-10 Rance was Shabazz Muhammad but you were on it

[@joejeffery5454]

I didn’t know jabari Parker and kendrick nunn were on the same hs team

[@seandaniels7938]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 the shot at Mike I love it you him and Wilson are my favorite KZbinrs Andy too can't forget him

[@cassiusfelix2805]

We all know that LBJ is number 1

[@derekmayers-louther]

Wiggins is having a career revival

[@guillermor9207]

5:21 BRUHHHH I'M DEADDDD

[@landoay4656]

Amazing. Videos

[@carsonmaclean6085]

Liked and subscribed my guy

[@rydernight9246]

You should look at the top 3 picks in the draft from the last 10 or 5 years and see how they are now

[@tdl8472]

Agreed

[@Soldier979]

2015- Karl Anthony-Towns- So far living up to the hype. Needs a better team D'angelo Russell- Not doing so great but not bad at all Jahil Okafor- 😂😂😂 2016- Ben Simmons- Doing good but needs a freakin' jumpshot Brandon Ingram- Just now breaking into stardom Jaylen Brown- Solid player 2017- Markelle Fultz- 😂😂😂 Lonzo Ball- Finally broke away from his dad and he's no longer a daddy''s boy. Great future ahead Jayson Taytum- Bonafide stud. Shouldve been #1 pick 2018- Deadre Ayton-😂😂😂 Marvin Bagley- Gotta stay healthy Luka Doncic- Superstar in the making 2019- Zion Williamson- Superstar in the making Ja Morant- Superstar in the making RJ Barrett- Superstar in the making

[@mkmllrc]

@@Soldier979 Superstar in the making seems like over statement ngl

[@tommyboy9881]

@@Soldier979 we will see about that laughter with markelle, the dude got hurt this year

[@dropbeardave8278]

@@Soldier979 Ayton laughter aged well

[@vaijonhorton640]

That Mike Korzemba “Steph with a 40inch vert”😂

[@sebastianrenteria3439]

Noti gang love you jimmerrange

[@rjpatros4082]

I played a AAU tournament at the school Emoni Bates goes to

[@oneway6131]

Fun video. I think Kobe, Oj Mayo, Steve Alford, and Dwight Howard are some other mega hyped high school names.

[@IlliestDemeanor]

Yep

[@carljohnson6591]

Liked and Subscribed!

[@charlieyes6423]

This doesn't seem to have an order, I feel like more people knew lonzo than someone like rj Barrett.

[@upsidedownart099]

We gonna ignore the fact that jabari played with Kenny nunn 7:04

[@notanonce1235]

Liked rep notification squad

[@stackinwitdee2]

@7:04 Kendrick Nunn I see u Ps: Jeez man Montverde Academy had and still have some good prospects RJ Cade Cunningham Ben Simmons and Scottie Barnes

[@clairyus1236]

liked and subscribed

[@sawyermc642]

LaMelo didn’t disappoint

[@coreymcnulty5125]

liked and noti gang

[@joecool5521]

What about the king of nyc Felipe López ?

[@Selvin21x]

Do you run the tecc starr channel

[@debbiewalker419]

john wall was the most hyped player i know, the man had his on dance called the "THE JOHN WALL'' , and his own song called DO THE JOHN WALL by troop 4. before he ever played a game for kentucky

[@bjlover9549]

You forgot d rose

[@miquelvallcorba5470]

Why u downplaying melo's hype?

[@whitelatino3855]

Miquel Vallcorba ong he should’ve been top 5 atleast

[@don-hc8se]

Carmelo Anthony u mean?

[@SwayzieMayne]

Surprised Sebastian Telfair didn’t make the list. The hype was nuts about him during HS.

[@lordlapps5287]

Austin Rivers should've been on this list

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

WARPSTEAM GAMMINGTV he had to much hype

[@knoda2603]

I used to think Wiggins was gonna be the next big superstar

[@TheMainGuyYT]

Zion wasn’t hyped out of hyped school RJ was

[@chez7913]

Ever heard of O.J Mayo who had lebron go to his game I’m just saying he should’ve been on this list

[@petcha6186]

Nope never heard of him.

[@et3baller319]

Noti gang

[@CelebornGaming]

OJ Mayo I feel like shouldve gotten an honorable mention, along with Seventh Woods.

[@elikelley1396]

I saw emoni win the state championship at the Breslin center

[@darylritchie4773]

Sebashtian Telfair & Felipe Lopez!!!! 2 of the top 10 hyped players EVER in any era

[@eazystackz1008]

I knew I would find Sebastián here in the comments jimmerrange is a young basketball fan obviously you can tell by him not mentioning em

[@alaskaguyd963]

I was looking to see if anyone else remembered Lopez.

[@killtone4988]

Did anyone notice Kendrick Nunn at 7:04

[@jaywunna3498]

Nah John walls was definitely at least top 5

[@zachhk6108]

You forgot. KEVIN GARNETT and DARREL DAWKINS

[@redirkalis41]

What about Sebastian Telfair he was super hyped coming out

[@ninjascroll1017]

Thanks, i couldnt remember his name. I think he had a whole documentary on espn during that time

[@eazystackz1008]

@@ninjascroll1017 yes I remember

[@truk06]

9:19 pause

[@mmayne0dadaydreamer873]

I thank Greg Oden, sebastian tellfer and oj mayo should be on this list

[@Bigmike55626]

Crazy how only Lebron lived up to the hype

[@kjubotushi]

Trust in God he is GREAT ❤️🙏🏾

[@dudeman1221]

lamelo and lonzo should be higher than everyone but bron, hype is more than just ranking, it’s the videos/expectations and the talk. For two years these boys were the only thing on espn and other sports broadcasts. Both are top 12 in social media in the nba yet both aren’t even top 40 in the nba 😹They’ve had insane hype especially with chino hills being the best high school team… ever.

[@nolanreed4869]

greg oden is one of the only people to win 2 gatorade national player of the year award

[@petargotich]

Lou Alsinder was the real name of Kareem. Kareem changed his name to Kareem-Abdul Jabbar in 1970/71 season.

[@tdl8472]

Lil Pece Fn facts?

[@JordanLittlejohn-jl4lj]

J.Parker, B.Wilson, A,Davis , M.Liberty, and O from Whitney Young high school all number #1 basketball in the nation.

[@10Ped]

One of the things that I hate seeing the most is when players who have all the physical gifts not live up to their potential. Example Wiggins.

[@5.0Toni]

Just won a championship with the warriors, who would’ve thought?😭

[@frederickjudeevangelista5696]

No Wilt Chamberlain?! Like What the?! You missed the real 🐐

[@ephraimmangunga1688]

7:55 did Ben Simmons hit a 3

[@relxtionn5660]

crazy to see a pic of high school lebron in front of a lakers logo

[@Westcoaststyling]

How does one measure hype? What about players before the internet? Like the ones people were talking about on TV? People didn't know about some of these players before their senior year

[@mr.cheesekake9755]

John wall also had a song made for him before the NBA

[@beetlebeegee445]

7:03 don’t tell me that Kendrick Nunn😭😭😭

[@nigerianscammerhaveyousent6497]

*I haven’t finished the video yet but Brandon Jennings better be on this list. Dude was a high school legend* ....and he’s not

[@airealarmour3281]

It's no Oj, no Greg Oden Sabastian Telfair. This man been following hs basketball for 5 years

[@harmonicarchipelgo9351]

I don't know, it seems a bit off to only count players who were big on social media and thus disqualify everyone from more than 10 years ago (except Lebron). Hype might look different and be less widespread, but this is like making a list of best shot blockers in history and skipping Wilt because they didn't track blocks in his era.

[@randumo24]

I mean, there were simply less people knowing about most of the players back in the day. This is obviously a list about the majority, not about just scouts or experts.

[@jimmyserevitch7278]

Anyone else notice the typo at 7:41?

[@as5622]

Greg Oden should be on here and probably at number 2. Everyone was saying he was the next great big man of his generation and had unbelievable hype coming out since that was the first year you couldn’t go straight to the pros. Kevin Durant was in that same class and he was so hyped that Lemarcus Aldridge, PJ tucker (who was big 12 player of the year and a second round pick, and Daniel Gibson all left Texas because they knew their stock was going down with him coming in and Oden was more hyped then Durant.

[@logrego4195]

Ngl .. I never heard bout RJ Barret until he got to the league lol

[@shannonwinthrop3302]

You wild for not putting austin rivers or OJ mayo. Jabari, wiggins, and randle should all be lumped together.

[@barrettmiller1519]

Saint Vs is where I go to school there is pretty much a shrine to lebron there 😅

[@officialcalebcousins293]

Seventh woods has one of the most viewed mixtape 14 million where he at?

[@ryanlamberth7252]

That picture with Michael porter jr next to trea young makes them look like the same person just different heights

[@kjubotushi]

Nice

[@evanbeckford534]

I agree with the point that most of the players on the list should be more recent but I think players like Sebastian telfair , Stefon Marbury Tmac, KG should be on here before Barrett , lamelo , and a few others

[@tdl8472]

Are... are you calling. Definitely not before Lamelo are you kidding. Maybe some of the others tho I’ll admit

[@blitzchrome893]

7:03 I see Kendrick Nunn

[@mmldtop6005]

LeBron might be more hype than Zion in US, but in global as a whole nobody knows LeBron in highschool outside of US. Zion was known throughout the world as a highschool superstar. Even some 10 year old kid in my country knew who Zion was that's how popular he is. You keep on saying social media plays the big role that's why you didn't put Kareem and other old dudes but when it comes to Zion you said it's just all because of social media. TBH most of you NBA channels are just NBA fanboy and are very bias.

[@jamesbeachem2003]

I was gonna like this until you excluded guys because of internet presence😔. Even without it Kareem and Magic where truly hyped.

[@brockarmstrong4093]

The disrespect for kobe and garnett are real!!!

[@owwwwwwwwwww]

is that kendrick nunn right beside Jabari???

[@officialgoat231]

He forgot Mikey Williamson

[@IlliestDemeanor]

As far as the players with the most hype coming out of highschool in the last 10-20 years I would say Lebron James Zion Williamson O.J. Mayo Kwame Brown Sebastian Telfair Greg Oden Kevin durant Austin Rivers Lonzo Ball Lamelo Ball

[@IlliestDemeanor]

These guys had their city's on lock and had the media attention from all over the world when they came out to play

[@Soldier979]

I remember that Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins hype 😂 Both turned out to be no where near the hype lol

[@rhandypabillore7028]

I saw Kendrick Nunn on this vid teaming up with Jabari Parker, I'm I correct??

[@terrigattsdayton6898]

Ur awesome

[@chiefs816kc]

FALSE! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (the Lew Alcinder) was more known & hyped than all the 2000s players except LeBron. Kareem was more known then all these folks without the internet. Remember, Kareem played HS hoops in HARLEM, NY! He was a center when centers ruled bball. He signed to UCLA when they were the top program in the 2nd biggest TV market.

[@EndManMANn]

Where Derrick rose

[@timothyferrell1380]

Imagine if Andrew Wiggins became what he was supposed to be

[@jojosabatino3113]

Damn Kendrick nunn and jabari played together???? That’s wild

[@andrem.thomas332]

Kenny Anderson

[@marcycarlson5600]

I ❤️ giannis

[@kaiden6290]

I didn’t know Kendrick Nunn played with jabari Parker 7:04

[@rafaelmendez5785]

I’m the only one that saw Kendrick nunn from Miami on one of jabari Parker pics ?

[@Elijahs-iy3zq]

Kenderick nunn was in one of those pictures