Heat Meg Vang: Saturday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was in the gym this Saturday for the [program_tooltip program_id='2075674' first='Minnesota' last='Heat'] Meg Vang Invitational at Wayzata High School. Here were the eight prospects who stood out to me the most in the action I was able to catch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2359929' first='Chan' last='Malith']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Rochester John Marshall","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"MN Lace Up","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eI was able to see Chan play a little bit last summer and he really impressed me. He really stuck out to me once again this weekend, leading MN Lace Up to a 2-0 record on the day. His game is very versatile and he was making impact plays on both ends of the floor. Offensively, he does not shy away from contact inside, as he has a knack for being unfazed by larger defenders when he is attacking the basket. He can also step out and hit shots from the perimeter, off the dribble or off the catch. 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The 6'4” guard looked levels above the competition this weekend and dominated when he was on the floor. Ater is a freak athlete, being able to rise above the defense for finishes and is also able to throw down momentum changing dunks in space. Manyoun thrives in creating shots for himself off the dribble. He's able to break his defender down in isolation to get to the basket and can knock down some tough shots from the outside. 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