BMoore’s Best: Top Playmakers from Around the State
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The regular season has ended, and conference tournaments are in full swing. These 5 dynamite playmakers have contributed to their team’s success. Miley Malcolm NC #20 SG #5 HEIGHT 6'0" POS SG CLASS 2026 View Profile Miley Malcolm Twitter State:…
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Continue ReadingThe regular season has ended, and conference tournaments are in full swing. These 5 dynamite playmakers have contributed to their team’s success.
Miley is a 2026 guard with excellent size at 6’0. She attacks the basket well and dishes to teammates. She displays excellent court vision and unselfishly is willing to give up her good shot for a teammate’s great shot. She also is excellent at finding teammates that run in transition. She is an excellent prospect with potential to really grow her game in the coming years.
Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith
Another great playmaker in the class of 2026, Taylor is a guard that loves to push the ball in transition, using the pass ahead to give her teammate opportunity to attack in transition. Good vision, which allows her to find her teammates and then she has the ability to make the correct pass to give her teammates the best chance to score. She is also a player that can attack and touch the paint where she can create not only for herself but also for teammates. Not only a playmaker, but she also has solid range from behind the 3 point line with great mechanics.
Thompson is a do it all guard that is averaging 20.2 PPG, 10.0 RPG and 9.2 APG. She absolutely gets it done. She has 229 total assists this season. As a playmaker she is consistently looking to get her teammates involved. She pushes the ball ahead in transition to give her teammates opportunities for wide open shots and layups. She drives the ball hard and when she collapses the defense, she kicks the ball out to teammates for shots. She is an instinctive passer that is willing to give up shot opportunities if her teammates have better looks.
Stilwell is another point guard that is consistently hunting out opportunites for her teammates to score. Pushes the ball up to teammates via the pass to create easy opportunites for them to score. She is also a paint toucher that creates for herself and others. She also makes plays defensively, creating steals on and off the ball with her active hands and quick feet. She is one to keep your eyes on in the class of 2025.
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Saunders a lightening quick point guard. She can make plays both offensively and defensively. She consistently pushed the ball in transition, and she attacked the paint, when the help came, she made plays for her teammates. She hits teammates in their shooter pocket which allows them to get off shots with little hesitation. Defensively she makes plays by her ability to be i the right place at the right time for on and off ball steals. The class of 2025 is shaping up to be a good one and Saunders is definitely one to watch.
Jones is a dynamite guard playing at North Pitt High School. She can score with the best of them. And while she is a big-time scorer her playmaking stands out. She commands the defense’s attention every time she touches the ball and when she doesn’t have a shot for herself, she will drop the pass off to a wide-open shooter. In transition, she drops dimes for easy layups to players that run the floor with her.