Before becoming an NBA superstar, every NBA player went to middle school and kindergarten like ordinary people.

Sit back, relax and get ready to enjoy these photos.

Apparently, young Carter had trouble smiling for the camera. But if you look into his eyes, you can almost see that all he wants to do is put the camera away and dunk his little buddy over a kid's hoop.

Seriously, Carter might have been a basketball fanatic by then.

Who would have thought at the time that the best player in this photo was the kid?

Stephen Curry is now nicknamed a schoolboy, and for a large part it makes sense, because his face hasn't changed since then.

Look, even the hair is the same.

This is not surprising considering he has had long hair for most of his career.

Iguodala has always been an outstanding NBA player. He has been improving on the offensive end and has been very reliable on the defensive end.

Although Harden's beard has long been his trademark, it's clear that he wasn't born with a beard.

We may be used to seeing him with a beard, but from the photos, it seems that Deng is not happy about not having a beard.

The "Great Wall of China" is at the Great Wall.

Sleepy eyes have become a symbol of T-MAC. This photo leads us to believe that his eyes have always been like this.

Does he look like a handsome movie or TV actor?

Somehow the hair, the braces, and the ears look wrong.

It seems young Dwight Howard wants to be a shot putter.

A perfect combination of braces and a goofy smile, there’s no telling how much Draymond Green would be willing to pay to have this image removed from the internet.

Uh-huh. . Have your hands been a little short since you were little?

Perhaps he cannot be said to be the GOAT of the NBA, but there is no doubt that he is the best player in the NBA today.

But once upon a time in far Northeast Ohio, LeBron was just an awkward kid.

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