Also, some high school players who do not want to go to college (for whatever reason-- academic, financial, etc.) go play overseas at age 18 for a few years, ge

Also, some high school players who do not want to go to college (for whatever reason-- academic, financial, etc.) go play overseas at age 18 for a few years, getting paid all the while, then get drafted along with their HS graduating class a few years later.