Class of 2021: Power Forward Rankings
Nars Martinez
<p>We are down to just two positional rankings left for the class of 2021 and will now breakdown the top junior power forwards in the state. This is a great group of power forwards that truly has a chance of placing an NBA and NFL player within the next few years or so. </p>
<p>First up is the one player in the state with the most NBA potential for sure and that is 6’10 [player_tooltip player_id="611182" first="Paolo" last="Banchero"] of O’Dea High School. A consensus top five player in the country, regardless of position. Banchero is powerfully built, can hit the 17 footer or attack his man off the bounce. He plays very well within the team concept and can fit into multiple playing styles. He is down to Kentucky, Washington, Gonzaga, Arizona, Tennessee and Duke. At number two is Washington Husky commit, [player_tooltip player_id="611188" first="Jackson" last="Grant"] (feature image). The 6’9 star of Olympia High School has put himself on the map in the last year and a half and now sits as a top 50 player nationally. A stretch-4 with a nice skill set for his age. As his body continues to fill out, he will be a problem for teams in the Pac-12 over time. The third best power forward in the state is better at football, which is honestly scary. 6’5 <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jaylahn-tuimoloau/">[player_tooltip player_id="843723" first="Jaylahn" last="Tuimoloau"]</a> is the country’s number one football player, but I have had Division 1 coaches tell me they would take him right now for the basketball team. He can handle it on the perimeter, he has great footwork and overbearing strength in the paint. Don’t be surprised to see the Eastside Catholic superstar playing on Sunday’s at some point. Next up is Interlake High School’s [player_tooltip player_id="843731" first="Derek" last="Kramer"]. The 6’9 shot blocker is improving year by year and he had a really solid junior season. He has great length protecting the paint and runs the floor pretty good too. He has an above average offensive skill set and will just need to put on some strength for the next level. 6’7 [player_tooltip player_id="711287" first="Lemuel" last="Armstrong"] is number five due his strength, mobility up and down the floor and great energy that he plays with. He can hit the midrange shot, but just needs to continue to tighten up his offensive skill set and be a consistent threat to score and he will be able to help some college program. To wrap things up, we have 6’8 [player_tooltip player_id="843741" first="Leland" last="Zender"] of Squalicum High School. A high energy forward that can hit the outside shot. He is unlike most power forwards in this group as he almost plays a European style offensive game. A sleeper in the 2021 class! </p>
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<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Overall Ranking"}"><strong>Overall Ranking</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"PF Ranking"}"><strong>PF Ranking</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Name"}"><strong> Name</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Height"}"><strong>Height</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"High School"}"><strong>High School</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Club Team"}"><strong>Club Team</strong></td>
<td style="height: 40px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"College"}"><strong>College</strong></td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}">1</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}">1</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/paolo-banchero/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/paolo-banchero/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="611182" first="Paolo" last="Banchero"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’10""}">6’10"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"O’Dea"}">O’Dea</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Seattle Rotary"}">Seattle Rotary</td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}">3</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}">2</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/jackson-grant/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/jackson-grant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="611188" first="Jackson" last="Grant"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’9""}">6’9"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Olympia"}">Olympia</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"WA Supreme"}">WA Supreme</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Washington"}">Washington</td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":17}">17</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}">3</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/jaylahn-tuimoloau/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/jaylahn-tuimoloau/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="843723" first="Jaylahn" last="Tuimoloau"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’5""}">6’5"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eastside Catholic"}">Eastside Catholic</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Seattle Rotary"}">Seattle Rotary</td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":22}">22</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}">4</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/derek-kramer/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/derek-kramer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="843731" first="Derek" last="Kramer"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’9""}">6’9"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Interlake"}">Interlake</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Team LaVine"}">Team LaVine</td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":33}">33</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}">5</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/lemuel-armstrong/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/lemuel-armstrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="711287" first="Lemuel" last="Armstrong"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’7""}">6’7"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rainier Beach"}">Rainier Beach</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Seattle Rotary"}">Seattle Rotary</td>
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<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":42}">42</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}">6</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"[player_tooltip player_id=" data-sheets-hyperlink="https://prephoops.com/player/leland-zender/"><a class="in-cell-link" href="https://prephoops.com/player/leland-zender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[player_tooltip player_id="843741" first="Leland" last="Zender"]</a></td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"6’8" "}">6’8"</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Squalicum"}">Squalicum</td>
<td style="height: 41px;" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Washington Elite"}">Team LaVine</td>
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