The Jump
Sebastian Telfair And the High Stakes Business of High School Ball
O'Connor, Ian
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
In The Jump, one of Americas great sports writers follows high school phenom Sebastian Telfair on his quest for NBA stardomand exposes all that big-time sports in America has become, the good and the bad. Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron Jamesall became NBA superstars without playing a day of college ball. In 2004, Coney Islands 5-foot-11 Telfair became the first small player ever to jump straight from high school to the NBA when he signed contracts with the Portland Trail Blazers and Adidas worth $25 million.
Author Ian OConnor, who followed every moment of Telfairs senior year, draws on exclusive interviews with friends, family members, coaches, recruiters, agents, and players to tell the story of the young stars road out of the crime-ridden projects and into the NBA. And OConnor brings readers up to date on Telfairs fate in the NBA in an all new chapter.
BOOK REVIEWS
"This will be the most discussed book of the NBA season."from Booklist, starred review
"A must-read for anyone who cares about basketball, about sports, or about young athletes trying to come of age."John Feinstein, The Washington Post, author of A Season on the Brink
"Anyone looking for evidence of how the culture of sports has changed (for better and for worse) will find it in Ian OConnors engrossing account of Sebastian Telfairs young life."Bob Costas, NBC Sports, HBO
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1594864470
ISBN(13-digit): 9781594864476
Dewey Decimal: 796.323/092
Library of Congress: bl2006004939
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 312
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