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Tracking Sebastian Telfair's Fall From Sports Illustrated Cover Star to Possible Prison Time

Sebastian Telfair became a national sensation in 2004 when he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high school phenom from Lincoln High School in Brooklyn. But the New Yorker's past 15 years have been a far cry from his feel-good cover appearance.

Telfair was arrested on gun charges in June 2017 and is now facing up to 15 years in prison after being convicted for felony possession of a weapon in April. The NYC point guard logged stops with eight NBA teams (along with a short stint in China) between his cover appearance and recent conviction, marking one of the strangest paths of any lottery pick in recent memory.