LakePoint Live Showcase II Spotlight: ATL T-Wolves Green 17U

<p>One of the centerpieces of this most unusual of summers has been LakePoint’s Champions Center, and they put on another first-class event Aug 15-16, their second Live Showcase of the summer.</p> <p>A deep and wide-ranging group of teams descended on LakePoint, sat down for another look at ATL T-Wolves Green, chick full of under-the-radar talent that has pushed a lot of eyeballs their way this summer.</p> [caption id="attachment_1037967" align="alignleft" width="225"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200815_112256973_HDR.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1037967 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200815_112256973_HDR-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="1011352" first="Aidan" last="Hadaway"][/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1011352" first="Aidan" last="Hadaway"] (PF, 6-5, Lafayette)</strong> - 2022 frontcourt product has been stellar playing up with the 2021’s all season, sneaky athletic and really gets up and down the floor as a rim-runner, creative driving it with authority but also gets buckets in droves as one of the summer’s most consistent and dominant rebounders with a real nose for the ball, possesses more than enough range to draw defenders away from the basket, a facet for one the summer’s true breakouts which only adds to the attractiveness recruiters will no doubt be enthralled with.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="869619" first="Dylan" last="Garrington"] (PG, 6-1, North Oconee)</strong> - Does so many things well, can play either guard spot and defend either at a high level but appears a bit more comfortable with the ball in his hands, confident shooter particularly from beyond the arc, sees the floor well and doesn’t mind a pass-first role, plenty physical to get into traffic and make things happen although his strengths are best released a little further from the basket.</p> [caption id="attachment_1037968" align="alignright" width="225"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200815_111751484_HDR.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1037968 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/08/IMG_20200815_111751484_HDR-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="1011332" first="Jace" last="Saxton"][/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1011332" first="Jace" last="Saxton"] (CG, 6-1, North Oconee)</strong> - Like NOHS teammate Garrington has great versatility, a little more physicality packed into his frame and utilizes that at both ends, playing off the ball suits perhaps him better than a lead guard role although he can handle that if called upon, athleticism is his real gift and it makes him a real threat in the open floor as a finisher, perhaps not the long-range bomber Garrington is but is more adept in close to the basket and plays bigger than his 6-1 attracting and powering through contact.</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong>OTHERS to watch:</strong></em></span></p> <p>Intrigued by what 2022 forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="870196" first="McRae" last="Ball"]</strong> will bring to Johns Creek as a transfer, a good-looking 6-4 combo forward with inside-outside ability and a really good motor he’ll see some really good frontcourt talent opposite him as a member of the Gladiators, Gainseville’s <strong>Rob Reisman</strong> got a flat tire and missed Saturday’s morning game but has like Hadaway had a monster breakout summer and has been among the most talked-about guards on the circuit, feisty gamer who can do it from all 3 levels at 6-3 with really good lift and an advanced understanding of the game, <strong>Lucas Garbadian</strong> will be a terrific add for Denmark his senior season, sound 6-0 guard who can shoot it, handle it, guard you and make good decisions and will get to showcase his skills as the Danes move up to 7A this winter.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>