Ever feel like kids are growing up much faster these days? Nowhere is this more evident than in the sport of basketball, where top high school players are getting evaluated for their pro prospects long before deciding their college paths.

A look at early 2017 NBA mock drafts, such as the one put together by DraftExpress, includes 13 projected picks who are still months away from making their collegiate debuts. The same goes for NBADraft.net's predictions for the 2018 draft, where 15 prospects heading into their senior years of high school are among the first-round picks.

Scouts are always looking down the road ...

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