Dink Pate: From High School Star to NBA Prospect

Dink Pate graduated high school early and joined the NBA G League Ignite at 17—the youngest professional basketball player in the United States. The Dallas native emerged as a five-star prospect with game and resilience.

Caleb Love took a different route: five years of college basketball after playing for Justin Tatum (Jayson's father) in high school. Both now seek NBA opportunities through opposite paths—Pate via early professionalism, Love through extended college development.