2024s: The Final Summer Part II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Travel basketball season is all about competing at a high level against other teams from  across the country.  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.  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 {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["285940"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e[player_tooltip player_id='285940' first='Mikayla' last='Taborn'] has an arsenal of post moves that she 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