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5-star PG Scoot Henderson picks G League route, becomes youngest U.S. pro hooper ever

Alternate paths out of high school for elite, young basketball players sure are enticing.

Not long after it was announced that a pair of five-star twins, Matt and Ryan Bewley, were signing two-year deals as the inaugural players for the new Overtime Elite league, another top prospect has elected to take a similar professional route. Sterling “Scoot” Henderson, a five-star point guard from the class of 2022, has elected to join the NBA’s G League Ignite team where he could spend the next two seasons before making the leap to the NBA.

According to 247 Sports, Henderson is considered a top 10 player in his class and the No.