Team Durant breakdown: 15U EYBL

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I have covered and analyzed a lot of Virginia-based teams this AAU season. [program_tooltip program_id='715611' first='Team' last='Durant'] is technically a Maryland-based team, but they have many fantastic players from DC and Virginia that I want to talk about. We will break down the 15U, 16U, and 17U teams and some of their most impactful players. All of the girls on this team are talented. I have yet to get a chance to watch every single one of them, so the few I Havent, I left off. They're still worth checking out, though!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["376327"],"_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":"Manchester guard [player_tooltip player_id='376327' first='Finley' last='Weaver'] is a super promising offensive player. She is a fantastic shooter and a gifted 1v1 scorer. I first watched her play vs. James Madison in the VHSL final, and she knocked down some huge shots at the end of that game. 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