The rich are getting richer; CP3 who is one of the top
programs in the country regardless of brand and has the luxury shared by only a
handful of team in the USA. They have
the pro sponsorship from NBA Superstar Chris Paul, they have the sponsorship
and support from the GOAT and the Jordan Brand, and they hold a relationship
with NIKE and the EYBL circuit.
So what could make things better for a program that has
the #1 player, Wendall Carter, as well as multiple nationally ranked players at
every level on the high school side?
Well in a just announced move CP3 will be the new home of
former national champs and one of the winningest teams in the country in 2016
GC Ballers (2022). Making the acquisition
even sweeter the deal includes the #1 ranked player in the class of 2022 Jaden
Bradley.
Along with “All World” do everything Bradley; the team
has fellow Middle School All-American selection Johnathan “JJ” Stallings as
well multiple Top 150 ranked players. With
the value of the new NIKE/Jordan relationship and the advantageous location of
North Carolina with respect to the hierarchy of the 2022 class there are some
talented players potentially in play in that region that could have CP3 2022 in
a great position for years to come.
Rumors are running rampant and the program is still welcoming prospects
in the gym to strengthen an already know national powerhouse.
When your best player is also your most unselfish player,
when you have an elite level coach who has produced and developed NBA players
and multiple college stars, and you combine that with elite level program,
Jordan/NIKE sponsorship, and access to the premier high school circuit….nothing
could be finer right now in 2022 than to hoop in Carolina.
The GC Baller transition to CP3 has given new meaning to
the CP3 All-Stars.
Peterson, a graduate of Southport High School, maintained
a relationship with many top players in the area ~ most recently with former
Southport and current Prolific Prep star Paul Scruggs; who was without question
a candidate for Indiana Player of the Year.
On the High School side Paul Scruggs was Coached by
Headman Kyle Simpson and a staff that also included amongst others Notre Dame
and 2001 Indystar Mr. Basketball Chris Thomas.
Simpson who also acts as the program Director of the Indy Hoosiers, a
fully funded Under Armour outfit; was the umbrella where Mike Peterson coached nationally
ranked Paul Scruggs whom he has worked with for nearly a decade – unfortunately
in the ever changing world of AAU basketball; there came a point where these
two gentlemen did not see eye to eye.
The result?
Simpson moved on with his UA sponsorship deal in one direction and
Peterson remained with the Indy Hoosiers program. The short of this seems to be in our
analysis, Peterson doesn’t deliver the player (Scruggs) Peterson no longer will
have access to the benefits of the sponsorship.
Peterson who also has a relationship with recent Duke Commit Gary Trent
Jr. is now a man with a sponsorship; and in turn Simpson many thought was a man
without a prime time player(s) or team.
Enter Mike Saunders; one of the winningest programs in
the country over the last 5 years at the grammar and middle school levels. Add to that former IUPUI, former Indiana
Pacer, now Utah Jazz PG George Hill and Simpson and his UA sponsorship now had
another viable home for Indiana’s top players and prospects. The program will operate on the circuit as G3
Grind and appear in the UA Association in 2017.
Could this move simply be coincidence? Possibly, but for those that know the world
and underbelly of the High School AAU game no one believes it to be so. Pulling a prime player from the person who
holds the deal has never been a wise decision in this game. The fact that Saunders and his George Hill
All-Stars were entering High School now, had the elite level team(s)/program
and players positioned them perfectly to walk in and hit the ground running
because they already had the requisite infrastructure – but it hasn’t been
easy!
Knowing that the group will immediately be a formidable
player in the Midwest the competition has been vicious and are doing anything
and everything to gain an edge. How
bad? Stay tuned as later this week we
will be releasing an exclusive interview with Mike Saunders discussing the
state of affairs with G3 Grind, his new deal, and the landscape turf wars in
the Midwest. If the rumors are true
coming out of Indiana is there is a no rules no holds barred approach that has
been instituted just like the rest of the country.
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