City Rankings: Top 15 Players in Denver

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The capital of Denver has many intriguing players to keep an eye on this upcoming season, here are our picks for the top 15 players in Denver for this upcoming high school season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62ec095592fd7","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1420149"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='1420173' first='Daundre' last='Samuels'] last year showed off his ability to be an effective scorer from the wing, being one of the best true shooting guards in the state. 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