Players Who Popped: Philly Showcase Day 2

Here are the players from Saturday who caught my attention during the games I watched. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="263825" first="Cameron" last="Watkins"] - Evolution/Dracut - 5’7’’ - SF - ’22</strong> <strong>’22 PGH Rank: WL</strong> <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0187-crop-1391x913-1621262482.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-285971" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0187-crop-1391x913-1621262482-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relentless rebounder</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Runs floor well/crafty finishes in transition </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disruptive in passing lanes </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Absorbs contact well/great at drawing fouls and getting to the line </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Converted mid-range jump shots/shoots with confidence</span></li> </ul> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="184009" first="Selina" last="Monestime"] - MCW Starz/Framingham - 5’9’’ - SG/SF - ’23</strong> <strong>’23 PGH Rank: WL</strong> <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0191-crop-1158x760-1621262526.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-285973" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0191-crop-1158x760-1621262526-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Active, athletic defender </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadly mid-range shooter/three-point range </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hustles/got on the floor for every 50/50 ball</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Great hands-on both offense and defense</span></li> </ul> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="267152" first="Claire" last="Candela"] - MA Huskies/Milton Academy - 5’8’’ - SG - ’23</strong> <strong>’23 PGH Rank: #50</strong> <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0193-crop-1250x821-1621262576.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-285975" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0193-crop-1250x821-1621262576-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Very good at getting open when pressured and played tight</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Confident ball handler/able to break and weave through full-court press</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unselfish player/moves the ball on offense </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Works hard on defense/fights through screens/extremely tough</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good overall feel for the game </span></li> </ul> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="263834" first="Avery" last="Burns"] - Bay State Jaguars/Deerfield Academy - 5’7’’ - CG - ’22</strong> <strong>’22 PGH Rank: #47</strong> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-285977" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0197-crop-1125x739-1621262622-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent shooter/automatic when not challenged</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unlimited range</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good help-side defender/consistently in the right position </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pesky on-ball defender/makes ball handler uncomfortable</span></li> </ul>