This Midlands guard has been a consistent positive at multiple events this summer. He’s become a prominent outside threat, but he does a lot more than stand in the corners and shoot. Taylor is active without the ball in his hands, both in cuts to the rim and drifts along the perimeter. He also has solid length to shoot it over defenders, and it shows up defensively in passing lanes and on contests. I’ll be keeping a close eye on Auri and his production at Lakewood this year.

Down to the 16U division, Auri had one of the top scoring performances I saw from a 2028 on Saturday. He went for 17 points in a matchup with HYAA Elite, hitting jump shots not only on the perimeter, but in the mid-range as well. Taylor knocked down three threes in the game, all on the wings directly off a catch. His two mid-range makes varied, with one being a deep two off a BLOB set and the other being off the catch against a zone. Auri did convert on a floater after driving a closeout, and he proved to be a solid passer with 4 assists to go with his stellar shooting.