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G League becoming prep stars' alternative to playing college basketball

There was a time when high school stars went straight to the NBA. Until that opportunity opens again, a select few are going straight to the NBA’s G League.

Jalen Green, the No. 1 high school player in the Class of 2020, announced Thursday he is skipping college to play professional basketball in what is considered the minor league of the NBA.

Green’s unprecedented move, one that could pay him more than half a million dollars, could have ripple effects on the future of basketball recruits nationally — and maybe in Minnesota, too.

Minnehaha Academy junior big man Chet Holmgren, the nation’s No.