Saturday’s Playmakers: Grind Region Kick Off

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These playmakers were solid performers on Saturday as the Grind Region Kick Off started in OKC. We take a look here at some of the qualities they brought to the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2140771"],"_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":"Chatman is a point forward of sorts with his trio of size, playmaking, and defensive switching capability. He can be a knock down shooter when in rhythm and get himself going by finding others. A steady scorer that has a mature offensive game showing nice fundamentals and technique. 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