Adidas 3SSB Session 2: Sunday’s Palmetto State Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>USE CODE “baxley30” FOR 30% THE FIRST PURCHASE FOR ANY SUBSCRIPTION</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second stop on the Adidas 3SSB Regular Season tour concluded on Sunday in Birmingham, Alabama. Several of the state's top prospects were in attendance for Session 2 and these six prospects impressed on Day 3 of the event. Sunday was also our first chance to see Upward Stars Gold in 3SSB Gold play, as they were at an off-site location for their first three games. Checkout Sunday's Standouts: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1276940"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2432182,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Jonah Lawrence had a strong performance for Upward Stars SE on Sunday against the Atlanta Celtics. Jonah is at his best when he has the ball in his hands and is in attack mode. 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He had 5 Assists in a matchup with ASAK, frequently beating his defender off the dribble and kicking to open shooters or dumping off t0 his bigs. Jones also can play off the ball when the Stars go to their two Point Guard lineup, as they did on Sunday, and he was effective as a spot-up shooter knocking down 2 threes.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1489156"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":2432183,"_player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Littlejohn is truly a guard you can trust with the ball in his hands at all times. 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