Lebron, Kobe, KG, Moses . . . and Bones Graboski?
Most prep-to-pro conversations start with the tacit understanding that Moses Malone was the first high schooler to make the leap when he signed with the ABA Utah Stars in 1974. There’s just one problem—it’s not true.
In 1948, a tall teen named Joe “Bones” Graboski got his start with the Chicago Stags of the newfangled Basketball Association of America (…