ch15r36is
High school players usually go through several years in the minors before they hit the Major Leagues.
I think the difference in the level of play between high school and the NBA is so drastic, that just a year of college (or any lower form of professional ball) can ease that transition. There is no legitimate NBA minor league for high school players to get a better feel for the new level of competition.
In my opinion, Lebron is the only player who didn’t really skip a beat in his transition. I think every other player has or would have benefitted from at least one year in college. Otherwise, these kids come straight into the league, and they either sit on the bench for a year or get demoralized by getting run over by bigger/stronger competition.
I think guys like Kwame, Tyson, JR Smith, Gerald Green, Martell Webster, etc, etc all could have benefitted immensely from a year of maturation in college. In turn, the league benefits as well.