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| Jaden Bradley, Elijah Fisher, Malik Bowman, Alex Karaban & David Solomon |
For the forth year, Mike Melton held his annual Basketball Spotlight Future Phenoms Camp and
once again, there was a ton of talent in the gym. This year’s event was held at
Discovery Sports Complex in Boyds, MD., an 8-court facility located in southern
Maryland.
One of the
best kids we saw all day was Jaden
Bradley (6’1”/PG/2022/Concord, NC). Bradley started slow, but about midway
through the 1st half he turned it on and started giving the opposing
team buckets! Super smooth, Bradley is a
high volume scorer who makes it look easy.
He does it all; rebounds, defends, shoots it and gets to the rack. There is little doubt why so many people see
him as one of the top kids in his class.
Speaking of tops in their class, Canada’s Elijah Fischer
(6’3”/WF/2023/Toronto, CN) retuned to the spotlight and left off where
he finished at the D-Rich TV Camp last week. In the game we saw (before he
suffered an ankle injury), Fisher proved he could impact a game without a
scoring barrage. Oh he scored with drives
to the cup, but he also defended the rim, rebounded, found open teammate with
pin point passes and got out in transition.
We got our
first look at Malik Bowman
(6’4”/C/2023/Washington, DC) and we liked what we saw. Although he did not seem super motivated
(playing with the smaller kids in his 2023 class), Bowman demonstrated solid post
play and a soft touch around the rim.
He’s long, strong, with great vision and passing ability for his
size. Bowman was moved up to the 8th
grade division in game two, where he flashed a face up game and ability to hit
from the short corner. Bowman could be a
good looking prospect going forward. Alex Karaban (6’5”/PF/2022/Boston, MA) caught our late in the day with his combination of size, athleticism and skill. Karaban
rebounds at a high level, but is skilled enough to push the rock in transition, pass to open teammates and euro step and finish near the rim. He also runs the floor well and has a nifty
little spin move in the paint. In a word, Karaban is productive.
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| Mason Docks, Jaquan Harris, Raja Coleman, Rory Stewart & Christian Bliss |
David Solomon
(6’5”/C/2022/Berke, VA) made some noise on the opening day. He’s big, strong, smart and rebounds at an
high rate. His camp coach was big fan of
Solomon’s as he described how he opens up the court for his teammates. We saw some really good things out of Akil Watson (5’11”/WF/2023/Middleton,
NY). We liked his motor, his ability to get into the paint as well as knock down catch
and shoot treys. He also excels in
transitions and defends with a purpose. He’s still a
little raw right now, but Jalen Duren
(6’8”/C/2022/New Castle, DE) has a chance to be good with added skill
work. He’s long, elevates well, dunks with
ease and defends the rim. In another
year or two Duren could be a problem.
We saw several quality guards on day including: Chris White (5’0"/PG/2023/Fort Lee, NJ),
Julian Brown
(5’8”/CG/2022/Middletown, NY), Malik
Olafioye (5’6”/CG/2023/Detroit, MI), Christian
Bliss (5’6”/PG/2023/NYC), Toby
Ojukwn (5’1”/PG/2023/Voorhees, NJ), Raja
Coleman (2023/NJ), Antonio Hamlin
(6’0”/PG/2022/Baltimore, MD), and Mason
Docks (5’8”/PG/2022/Lansing MI).
Docks is the type pass-first floor general who can easily go
unnoticed in a camp environment. Howevere, spend a
few minutes watching him play and you’ll come to realize his talent and the
fact he does all the little things you need in a PG. Hamlin is a multi-talented athlete who can
play all 5 positions on the court.
Although he’s undersized, he was productive banging in to post.
Other day one standouts included: Rodney Rice (2022/MD), Dre
Cole (2022/CN), Devon Johnson
(2023/NJ), Anthony Seoage (2023/NJ),
Vaughn Shannonhouse (2022/CT), Chauncy Presley (2023/PA), Marvin Bromage Jr. (2023/Washington
DC), Travis Roberts
(6’3”/WF/2022/White Plains, MD), Marcus
Johnson (CG/2026, Garfield Heights, OH), Jaquan Harris (6’2”/SG/2022/North Brunswick, NJ), Aiden Holloway (5’5”/PG/2023/NC), Sabastian Robinson (2023/NJ) and Rory Stewart (2022/CN).
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