The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball

The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball
by Ian O'Connor

The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball
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Author: Ian O'Connor
Edition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2006-02-07
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Rodale Books

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Book Review: the story of greed and loathing in the ghetto
Summary: 5 Stars

well written and oftentimes riveting account of an undersized punk trying to get his...and does. very illuminating spotlight on the sneaker companies, their camps and the exploitation of talented black youths. If you like basketball, this is a must read.

Summary of The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball

In The Jump, one of America?s great sports writers follows high school phenom Sebastian Telfair on his quest for NBA stardom?and exposes all that big-time sports in America has become, the good and the bad. Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James?all became NBA superstars without playing a day of college ball. In 2004, Coney Island?s 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 O?Connor, who followed every moment of Telfair?s senior year, draws on exclusive interviews with friends, family members, coaches, recruiters, agents, and players to tell the story of the young star?s road out of the crime-ridden projects and into the NBA. And O?Connor brings readers up to date on Telfair?s fate in the NBA in an all new chapter.

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