Isaiah Washington has noticed the trend for years.
He watched as other elite New York City high school players bolted for out-of-state schools this summer. The consensus four-star Harlem point guard was even approached by multiple prep schools himself, highlighted by powerhouse Findlay Prep in Las Vegas.
But whenever the thought of following the path of those players crossed the St. Raymond point guard’s mind, he remembered what the top local player in recent years — Nets rookie guard Isaiah Whitehead — accomplished by bucking the trend, and what the former Lincoln High and Seton Hall star advised him.