Players drafted right out of high school are always hit-or-miss, but these are undoubtedly the best NBA players to join right after school.

Artest was an All-Star, the Defensive Player of the Year, an All-NBA Third Teamer, and was named to two of his four All-Defensive Teams during his tenure with the Indiana Pacers from 2002-06.

AUBURN HILLS, MI - NOVEMBER 19: Ben Wallace #3 of the Detroit Pistons and teammates are kept apart from Ron Artest #91 of the Indiana Pacers by Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle and official Tommy ...

3. Ron Artest fights Detroit Pistons fans in incident dubbed 'Malice at the Palace' A 2004 game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers devolved into one of the ugliest moments in NBA ...

After going undrafted in 1996, the most 'terrifying player in NBA history' carved out a remarkably successful career ...

The game seemed all but over until a hard foul by Pacers forward Ron Artest on Pistons centre Ben Wallace sparked confrontation. Wallace retaliated by shoving Artest, igniting a pushing match between ...

3. Ron Artest fights Detroit Pistons fans in incident dubbed ‘Malice at the Palace’ A 2004 game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers devolved into one of the ugliest moments in NBA history ...

The Indiana Pacers are expected to be active ahead of the upcoming NBA trade deadline as they look to improve the roster. After a slow start to the season, the Pacers have bounced back to be one ...

Once Aaron Nesmith got hurt early in the season, the Indiana Pacers had to figure out what to do at the wing position. They knew early that the injury was severe, so someone had to step up in his ...

The surging Indiana Pacers have made themselves an interesting team to watch leading up to the NBA trade deadline, but they are unlikely to deal from their current top seven players if there's a ...