The last 3-years of youth basketball began a transition
where the focus on the identification,, development, and recruitment has become
paramount. The sneaker companies want
more, want it sooner, and regional market leaders are making their push in conjunction
with NIKE/UA/Adidas Leagues.
Along with the leagues there are a series of yet to
be announced events that will also increase the focus on the younger up and
coming players; specifically those in the middle school age group.
The Oakland Soldiers may be the biggest winner to
date; as rumors have been confirmed that the nation #2 ranked player (#1 on
some boards) Arizona’s 6’9 forward Jason Harris is now part of the 2020 Oakland
Soldiers. The Soldiers whose roster already contains the nations #1 players in combo
guard Kyree Walker and the #7 shooting guard Shemar Marrow now have 3 of the
top ten players in the country who all translate skill wise, size wise, and position
wise to the next level.
Where in the past you rarely see players within a
circuit program matriculate from the 7th or 8th grade
level to the 17U level; especially within the same program – this occasion is
almost a guarantee. The situation also remains
ideal as this specific team unlike some of the nation’s other top
teams/programs the Soldiers have not stockpiled players. When facing the Soldiers look forward to
seeing this 3-headed monster for the majority of the minutes – there are no 16
minute a game platoons with this group as the focus is squarely on court time,
exposure, development, with trophies and wins moving behind those goals.
With 3-Top Ten National Players in the starting
line-up (4th started is rated #45) the Oakland Soldiers must be
considered the #1 Team in the class of 2020 this season and will likely be in
that conversation for the foreseeable future.

Kyree Walker: Walker continues to become more efficient with the use of a dribble moves and is becoming moe consistent behind the arc without sacrificing his inside game. He has triple-double potential when he stays in attack mode at all times.


The three of the players are all have high major potential and the requisite size as middle schoolers, they complement each other in terms of skill set, and they have one of the most experienced and powerful programs in the country backing them…with hard work, good health, and a dedicated effort in the gym and classroom these tickets will be punched and punched early. Remember you heard it here first.
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