King Showcase Superlatives: Standout 2024s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Martin Luther King Jr. Day teams gathered at the ShoWare Center in Kent for the King Showcase. I already went through some superaltives for the <a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/01/king-showcase-superlatives-standout-2023s/">2023 Standouts</a>, now it's time to talk about some of the best 2024s on display and dish out some superlative-nicknames for them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1450494"],"_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":"u003cstrongu003eBlake u003cemu003eu0022Frozoneu0022 u003c/emu003eForrestu003c/strongu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eForrest led the way with 15 points and five assists for the Wildcats. 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