What Happened To The 20 Recruits Ranked Higher Than LaMelo Ball?

In 2019, LaMelo Ball was ranked the 21st-best player in his high school class by ESPN. At the time, scouts questioned his unconventional journey, his defense, and whether his flashy style could really translate to the NBA. Fast forward to today, and LaMelo won the NBA rookie of the year, is an NBA All-Star, and THE cornerstone piece for the Charlotte Hornets. So there's no doubt when you look back, scouts got it wrong. But in order for the scouts to underrate Melo, they had to have overrated lots of players ranked ahead of him. So today, we’re going to go through it all and learn what happened to the 20 players ranked ahead of him… Let’s break it down…