Steve’s High Flying Acrobats at The Platform

Steve Parham July 14, 2026 @ 08:00 AM

The Platform rolled into Chicago, the gym was buzzing, the energy was high, and the rims took a absolute beating. In the 2027 class, a select group of athletes stood out by turning transition opportunities and half-court sets into their own personal dunk contests.   From automatic lob threats to sneaky-explosive slasher, these five prospects caught everyone's attention by living above the rim all weekend.   [player_tooltip player_id='3575083' first='Enoch' last='Olukolade'] | [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] Basketball (2027)   Olukolade doesn't just jump; he seems to effortlessly sky out of the gym for anything within a five-foot radius of the backboard. Whenever his squad takes the floor at our events, you can pretty much pen his name into the standout notebook early. Olukolade made his living out of high ball-screen actions this weekend, turning ordinary alley-oops into automatic flushes. Add in a handful of effortless, vertical two-handed slams in traffic, and he easily cemented his spot as one of the weekend's premier aerial threats.   Kaden Seim | Wisconsin Academy (2027)   At 6-foot-4, Seim brings a fascinating blend of size and "sneaky" vertical pop to the forward position. He put the gym on notice with a loud highlight-reel dunk in transition, but it was his ability to explode off the floor from the short corner that really had scouts raising their eyebrows. What makes Seim a legitimate scholarship-level prospect, though, is that he's far from a one-trick pony; alongside his bouncy finishes, he consistently showed the ability to step out and stretch the defense with his perimeter shooting.   [player_tooltip player_id='2532341' first='Keyae' last='Lacy'] | Geek Squad (2027)   Lacy is a relentless guard who plays with his foot completely floored on the gas pedal. He loves to speed the game up, getting downhill with a terrifying head of steam. Once he's in the paint, Lacy is completely ambidextrous, showing the ability to go left or right for above-the-rim finishes through heavy contact. He created his own offense by jumping passing lanes for steals that led to [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] flushes, and when he wasn't dunking, he was playing through the whistle—drawing multiple And-1s and practically living at the free-throw line.   [player_tooltip player_id='2389398' first='Orlando' last='Edwards'] | 88West (2027)   A 6-foot-3 guard with a lightning-quick first step, Edwards spent the weekend putting relentless physical pressure on opposing defenses. Nearly all of his offensive production came from straight-line drives where he showcased elite burst and mid-air acrobatics. The definitive highlight of his weekend came on the fast break, where he gathered the rock, hit the secondary gear, and capped off the play with a ferocious two-handed hammer.   [player_tooltip player_id='2125668' first='Nedas' last='Venckus'] | [program_tooltip program_id='2076459' first='Breakaway' last=''] Basketball (2027)   Just another typical weekend for Venckus, who seemingly can't help but add to his ever-growing mixtape of aerial antics. The 6-foot-4 guard was a constant threat on the weak side, demonstrating an elite instinct for cutting and slashing off the ball when the defense least expected it. Whether he was catching perfectly timed lobs or parting the seas for uncontested two-handed flushes, Venckus proved yet again that if you lose track of him for even a second, you're going to end up on a poster.

The Platform rolled into Chicago, the gym was buzzing, the energy was high, and the rims took a absolute beating. In the 2027 class, a select group of athletes stood out by turning transition opportunities and half-court sets into their own personal dunk contests.