Kawhi Leonard, the MVP of the NBA Finals twice, is shown at left on the free throw line while playing for M.L. King High of Riverside. At right is a high school photo of 2021 NBA Finals’ starter Jrue Holiday when he was at Campbell Hall (North Hollywood). Photos: Scott Kurtz & hoopeduponline.com.
This is our list of every player from a California high school who has been on a roster for a team that has been in the NBA Finals championship series. Go through the names for what also is a trip through NBA Finals history.
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Inspired during the pandemic of doing a list of World Series alums from 2020 back to 1968, we also decided to go back through all of the NBA Finals since the first one in 1950 and compile a list of California high school players who’ve been on the roster for each of the two finalists. The list has been updated again through the 2023 NBA Finals.
