Most NBA players played college basketball before turning pro. However, some players took different routes to greatness.

Howard was the first pick in the 2004 NBA Draft out of high school. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Orlando Magic (where he made six of his eight NBA All-Star Games).

After starting his pro career abroad, Vujacic was picked up with the 27th overall selection of the 2004 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. The Maribor, Slovenia native would play the first seven ...

Howard is undoubtedly the best player from the 2004 NBA draft and was the right choice for the Magic. Andre Iguodala, selected ninth overall, was a close second.

Nelson's strong play led the Denver Nuggets to draft him with the 20th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft before immediately trading him to Orlando.

He was the 13th player picked in the 2004 NBA Draft, and played 564 games – he retired in 2014 with 183 career points and 1,960 assists. Andy Furman is a Fox Sports Radio national talk show host.

New York basketball legend Sebastian Telfair, who went on to be a first-round pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, has been sentenced to jail time after he failed to meet the terms of his supervised ...

Hall of Fame shooting guard Tracy McGrady weighed in on the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year race between Carmelo Anthony and ...

NBA Draft class -- led by top-three picks Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe -- was very good at the top, though its depth was kneecapped by NIL packages that coaxed players back to the ...

Gilbert Arenas, the former NBA star, faces new legal troubles with his arrest for allegedly running an illegal gambling ring ...

NBC Sports has just revealed that seven-time All-Star and NBA Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady will be joining an already stacked ...