Video: Nation's top high school basketball juniors draw NBA comparisons

Video: Top Juniors in High School Hoops
Highlights of Harry Giles, Josh Jackson and other top members of the Class of 2016.

It's really hard to believe, at times. Take a gander at video of the cream of the crop from the Class of 2016 and it's difficult to fathom that these kids are only 16- and 17-year-olds.

The size, strength, speed and skill set will remind you of players much older and at a much greater level than high school basketball.

MaxPreps hosts Zack Poff and Chris Stonebraker break down six of the top juniors in the country, according to 247 Sports.



Comparing teens to NBA greats is unfair, but it's natural. These six aren't necessarily going to be as good the players they are associated with, but you might cast them in a movie to be the younger version of these NBA standouts:

No. 1 Harry Giles, Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) — Chris Webber

No. 2 Josh Jackson, Prolific Prep Academy (Napa, Calif.) — Tracy McGrady

No. 3 Jayson Tatum, Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) — Kevin Durant

No. 5 Malik Monk, Bentonville (Ark.) — Russell Westbrook

No. 9 Kobi Jordan-Simmons, St. Francis (Alpharetta, Ga.) — Shaun Livingston



No. 12 De'Aaron Fox, Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texas) — Brandon Jennings

See them in action in the video above.