High school basketball has been gaining popularity in recent years. The current crop consists of rising stars like AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Kiyan Anthony, while previous generations were led by LeBron James, Zion Williamson and the Ball brothers among others.Ballislife tried to find out the most popular era of high school hoops and asked fans their opinions on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post"Bronny and Bryce (James) have no business being here," one critic commented."Zion and LaMelo had a televised AAU game that got pirated by me. That’s how big that generation was 😂😂," another fan wrote."Easy answer Zion was in hs while the Ball brothers were hooping plus that Montverde team was ridiculous. Easily that era then LeBron’s second," a fan said.There were several who gave more classic answers:"This youngsters forget that Kobe and Garnett were drafted from high school...o yeah a guy named LeBron too 😂😂😂😂😂," one fan commented."Isaiah (Briscoe's) and Jaylen Brown them class 🔥🔥🔥🔥… Antonio Blankey , Jalen Brunson , Alonzo Trier etc," another fan posted."I seen LeBron in high school, thats all i need to say!," one fan wrote.Hoops fans comment on their favorite generation of high school basketball (Source: Instagram/@ballislife)There were several generations of high school basketball mentioned by fans, the most recent being last year's bunch led by Cooper Flagg. Flagg led Montverde Academy to an undefeated season in which they won the Chipotle National Championship.The NIL era changed high school basketball foreverSince the NCAA implemented the NIL policy in 2021, it has affected high school basketball. It has allowed players to get opportunities to monetize their talents. This has made athletes leverage their potential and get better deals from their schools, be it high school or college.This monetization is evident in today's high school hoops stars, with No. 1-ranked senior AJ Dybantsa, whose NIL is worth $3.8 million, reportedly enticed to BYU through a deal worth millions of dollars. Other top NIL earners include Cameron Boozer at $1.6 million and Darryn Peterson at $1.4 million, per On3.