# @undrafted.sports on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbrSuLjxYxB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68907265-undraftedsports-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-05T23:22:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Undrafted Sports (@undrafted.sports) — https://gondola.cc/undrafted.sports

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Sebastian Telfair was one of the biggest high school basketball sensations ever. Before Instagram and social media made top basketball prospects famous overnight, Telfair was a household name. Growing up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, he carried the legendary New York City point guard legacy at Lincoln High School and became the face of NYC basketball. His mixtapes, games, and streetball highlights made him one of the most hyped NBA prospects of the early 2000s.

Many basketball fans believed basketball had found it’s next two superstars in LeBron James and Sebastian Telfair. LeBron dominated at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Ohio, while Bassy was playing basketball in New York. The two basketball players were compared as the future faces of the NBA, with both appearing in national magazines and becoming icons before playing a professional game. NBA players like Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade went to the National Basketball Association, but Bassy’s hype from NBA fans just the same as the players who went on to shine for the Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Nee Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Clippers, and Miami Heat.

Telfair did play for the Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, LA Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns with players like Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Steve Nash, and Shaquille O’Neal, but his NBA career never met the expectations of those sports fans that watched him grow up. The hype for Bassy was real. Contrary to this basketball meme, this Instagram post shares two of basketballs biggest stars at the time. His high school career, And1 era, Coney Island roots, and New York City legend status made him one of the most iconic basketball prospects of all time. Even though his NBA career didn’t reach the level many NBA fans expected, Sebastian Telfair will be remembered as one of the best high school basketball prospects.
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