Since Garnett, Kobe, and McGrady proved that high-schoolers could succeed in the NBA, more and more high school players felt no need to take the college challenge.
DeAngelo Collins was one of them, cocky and full of himself, he thought of college as nothing but a burden.
Today's game against the Jade Team was billed as the ultimate battle, with Yu Fei having a photographer, Quentin Demio, on his side, and Collins followed by a professional film crew aiming to shoot a documentary about his rise from an obscure street kid to an NBA star.
The warm-up ended, and the starting players of both teams stood at center court.
Surrounding them were hundreds of scouts and college coaches, including Louisville Team head coach Rick Pitino and Milwaukee Bucks Team general manager Ernie Grunfeld, as well as Wizards Team president Michael Jordan lurking in the background.
Before the game started, Yu Fei had Will Wilkins step back; he wanted to jump ball against Collins.