A crafty and cerebral point guard, although undersized, Eli Fraser Eli Fraser 5'10" | PG Plainfield | 2030 NJ plays with a level of offensive feel and maturity that stands out for a freshman. Fraser displays a strong understanding of manipulating angles, leveraging pace, and anticipating defensive coverages, intangibles that were highlighted in his decision making and offensive poise that allowed him to consistently create advantages— attacking the low block area off the bounce, forcing defensive rotations, and distributing cross court skip passes to locate perimeter shooters while at the same time penetrating deep in the paint and making timely reads to connect with dunker spot finishers along the baseline.

A crafty and shifty point guard who’s offensive instincts are ahead of the curve for a freshman, Eli Fraser Eli Fraser 5'10" | PG Plainfield | 2030 NJ displays a clear understanding of how to manipulate defenders, manufacture space and get to his preferred spots, while showing the processing ability to react to defensive coverages and adjustments. And in this showing, his instinctive decision making and offensive composure helped him create plenty of advantages for his teammates— penetrating deep into the paint to collapse the defense, maintaining his vision through traffic, and delivering on time and in rhythm passes to open perimeter shooters. And even sustaining that same unselfish approach as a decisive playmaker, attacking various ball screen coverages and creating advantages in transition when initiating the break.

Fraser has had a big summer season and is looking to carry that form over into the winter. The 5’10 guard plays with confidence on the ball as he knows how to get to his spot on the floor and can shoot either off the catch or bounce. Fraser can also get to the rim off the bounce and can finish through contact around the rim. He is an underrated passer and jumps passing lanes on the defensive end. Fraser has the potential to be one of the highest scoring 2030 prospects in the state with his ability to score inside and out.

Fraser already possesses an advanced feel for a freshman guard. He understands how to manipulate defenders, create angles and get to his spots while also showing the playmaking ability to make the right read once the defense reacts. He finished at the rim despite giving up some size and showed enough shooting ability that defenders couldn’t simply play underneath him. As he physically matures, there’s a lot to like about where his combination of feel and creation could take him.

A shifty, herky jerky style guard, Eli Fraser Eli Fraser 5'10" | PG Plainfield | 2030 NJ has an instinctive ability to create opportunities, combining instinctive decision making with offensive control to often times elevate his teammates without taking away from his own scoring impact. Expected to operate with a high usage rate heading into the high school season, Fraser showed no hesitation in asserting himself and looked comfortable creating offense— leveraging his quick blow by off the bounce to get in the lane and finish from tough angles around the basket while at the same time collapsing the defense and maintaining his court vision and moving the ball for one more.

Fraser is one of the shiftiest guard prospects in the class, which he should put on display this season. The 5’10 guard has a tight handle, which he uses to blow by his defender off the bounce and finishes in a variety of ways around the rim. Fraser has a nice touch on his floater and has a good release on his jumper. He is an underrated passer and slides his feet on the defensive end. Fraser is a talented guard prospect who should make plays with the ball in his hands throughout the course of the season.

Even with Plainfield basketball embarking on the start of a new era for its program, there’s still things to look forward to and if the action from Legacy’s Team Camp earlier this week are a sign of things, Eli Fraser Eli Fraser 5'10" | PG Plainfield | 2030 NJ should have a lot to do with that. Expected to assume lead guard responsibilities for this group and see a high usage rate on the ball, Fraser didn’t seem to be lacking any type of confidence asserting himself and looked rather comfortable creating offense— particularly with his quick twitch ability off the bounce in creating offense for himself and scoring from different areas on the floor while at the same time being a more than willing playmaker who keeps his vision when attacking and finding his teammates in the right spots to be successful.