Jalen Blackmon - Blackmon is an
excellent prospect with great upside. He's a Top 15 kid in his class of 2021 and
continues to increase his value as we see him operating almost exclusively at
the lead guard position after becoming arguably the 2-guard in the class
according to many sources.
Blackmon has had a tremendous
month appearing in the Middle School All-American Game, the Top 20 Game NYBL
All-Star Game, and being named to the Top 20 Game at the Buckeye Prep
Showcase. That’s three set of professional
eye’s qualifying this young man’s status as one of the top players in the
country.
Jalen is an ultra-slick and
silky-smooth combo guard whop looks like a future scoring lead guard. Blackmon
has a quick release and pretty stroke that extends to NBA range; you will see
Blackmon knock it down from 22 feet with great regularity.
A combination guard that is
quickly adapting and competing at the highest level as a point guard – he plays
under control and makes solid reads and decisions. He has a long lengthy frame,
a pure basketball body that will easily be able to have strength added to
it. Everyone in the nation knows that he
can make shots but his ability to break defenders down is starting to create separation
from other players in the country. When
he gets hot he can run off points in a hurry, and now when they crowd his space
he puts it on the floor and make the defense pay in the mid-range and as a
finisher.
As an added bonus he is he can be
ran off screen, be your catch and shoot guy, while still shooting a high
percentage in the middle game – some buster on the skip and reversal Blackmon
is a complete player whose upside and potential is nowhere close to being fully
realized – he is trouble personified and he isn’t even close to where he will
be.
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