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Jalen Lewis, a rising star at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd and one of the premier prep basketball prospects in the Class of 2023, will forgo his final two years of high school and become one of the first players to sign with a new league that promises lofty sums of money for the top youth talent in the nation.

Lewis, a 6-8, 215-pound post player rated five stars by 247Sports, announced the news on social media shortly after it was first reported Friday morning by The Athletic. His contract with Atlanta-based Overtime Elite, which says it will begin play in September, was reported to be worth more than $1 million over multiple years. At 16 years old, Lewis will become the youngest professional basketball player in American history.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/09/f...gh-school/

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Jalen Lewis, a rising star at Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd and one of the premier prep basketball prospects in the Class of 2023, will forgo his final two years of high school and become one of the first players to sign with a new league that promises lofty sums of money for the top youth talent in the nation.

Lewis, a 6-8, 215-pound post player rated five stars by 247Sports, announced the news on social media shortly after it was first reported Friday morning by The Athletic. His contract with Atlanta-based Overtime Elite, which says it will begin play in September, was reported to be worth more than $1 million over multiple years. At 16 years old, Lewis will become the youngest professional basketball player in American history.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/09/f...gh-school/