Best Guards I saw at Magic Memorial Day

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='172787' first='Compton' last='Magic'] hosted their annual Memorial Day tournament this last weekend starting on Friday night in Anaheim, California and it featured some of the best 15U, 16U, and 17U teams from around the West Coast. 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