Words. High School Hoop
Klay Thompson didn’t just show up in the Bay and start putting up outrageous numbers for the Golden State Warriors. There’s a royal NBA lineage there, as well as a sea of buckets in high school and college.
Check out this mixtape of Thompson’s high school highlights back at Santa Margarita High School (Calif.): MORE >
Tags: golden state warriors, klay thompson, video
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Words. High School Hoop
Watch this clip from last week of Class of 2014 6-8 Kevon Looney (Milwaukee Hamilton High School) putting his defender on a poster on the break. Beastly: MORE >
Tags: Duke, dunks, florida, Georgetown, kansas, kevon looney, Louisville
Posted in AAU, High School Season, Video |
Words. dimemag
For those of us who follow the recruiting process, rankings aren’t always an accurate data point when measuring the likelihood of immediate success at the collegiate level. Sometimes, the biggest factor is player retention. Which freshman will be given an opportunity? Sometimes the biggest factor is “fit”. How does this new crop of talented freshman adapt to playing for a new coach in a new system? MORE >
Tags: Aaron Gordon, Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Andrew Wiggins, anthony "cat" barber, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, matt thomas, Noah Vonleh, tyler ennis, Wayne Selden
Posted in All-American, High School Season, Latest News |
Words. Sean Sweeney
With a name like Seventh Woods, you can bet this kid will be subjected to a lot of “…and on the seventh day, God created…” jokes down the line. That’s what happens when you’re 14 years old and coming down smashing on kids like you’re Russell Westbrook. The amazing thing is that most dominant 14-year-olds are great because they’ve physically matured quicker (bigger and stronger) than everyone else. Woods is only 6-1, already plays like someone who’s comfortable on the perimeter, and even has a skillset outside of his supernatural athleticism. It’ll be interesting to see where he is come 2016, but for now, do what we did. Watch this Hoopmixtape video and bash the basketball Gods for not giving you those hops at 14. MORE >
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Words. Bryan Horowitz
At one point early in the first half of Saturday night’s Jordan Brand Classic, the crowd at Barclays Center suddenly and incongruously erupted into a thunderous ovation during a dead ball. Only one person’s arrival could have elicited such a reaction.
Nope, not him. It was Drake. MORE >
Tags: Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Andrew Wiggins, Chris Walker, Drake, Jabari Parker, JORDAN BRAND, Jordan Brand Classic, Julius Randle, kennedy meeks, Michael Jordan, tyler ennis
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Words. dimemag
Check out the top plays from Day 1 practice at the Jordan Brand Classic at Basketball City in New York, featuring Andrew Wiggins, the Harrison Twins, Aaron Gordon, Wayne Selden, Jabari Parker, Marcus Lee: MORE >
Tags: Aaron Gordon, Aaron Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Andrew Wiggins, dunks, Jabari Parker, Jordan Classic, marcus lee, video, Wayne Selden
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