NY Team Preview : Christ The King

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christ the King will see the rise of a younger core, as they graduated a few impactful seniors from last season. These sophomores, juniors and seniors are talented and going to be key in a successful season for the Royals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1195558"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Pierce is set to be a key player for Christ the King, bringing his versatile skills to the court. 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