A quarter of the season is gone but none of the former High School players (Chandler, Brown, Curry and Diop) are among top 40 players on any category. In fact, they are not even among top 10 rookies except Chandler that ranks 7th in blocks per game.

"They're finding the going real, real tough in the pros," Bulls guard Greg Anthony said. "They don't give you playing time here. You have to earn it."

With all of those earlier struggles, will that discourage general managers from spending high draft picks on high school players in the future?

"Probably not," said Indiana Pacers coach Isiah Thomas. "It's a tough situation that management is placed in. From the player's side, it's not a question of whether he can play or not. It's whether he can be drafted. So if he is assured of being drafted and being guaranteed X amount of dollars, he's going to come out of high school, and you can't blame him. Most of these kids come from poor backgrounds, and their families need the money."

"On the other hand, management is thinking, 'Do I take the best college potential that's coming out of high school right now and probably will leave college after one or two years, or do I take what's already left over in college since the best players have already left as early entries for the NBA draft?'