2024s: The Final Summer Part I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Travel basketball season is all about competing at a high level against other teams from&nbsp; across the country.&nbsp; It's also a time where a group of individuals can come together making memories on the road as they go to battle on the basketball court.&nbsp; Let's take a look at some of the top athletes in the class of 2024 that are making the most of their last summers playing basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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u003c/spanu003eHer finesse with handling the ball is certainly fun to watch as she reads her opponents well knowing which hesitation move to use in order to blow by them.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eShe can finish at the rim on both sides, and she does so no matter who can get a hand in her face.u003cspan class=u0022Apple-converted-spaceu0022u003e  u003c/spanu003eEven if she isn't scoring at the rim or knocking down her three ball, she is the one assisting on the play drawing defenders to her to make the pass to her open 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