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Lakers working out Brandon Boston Jr., Moses Wright, three more prospects

The Los Angeles Lakers brought in Brandon Boston Jr., Moses Wright and three more players for workouts ahead of the NBA draft.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced workouts for five more players ahead of the NBA draft.

The new group consists of Brandon Boston Jr. of Kentucky, Moses Wright of Georgia Tech, Jose Alvarado of Georgia Tech, Spencer Littleton of Toledo and MaCio Teague of Baylor.

Boston, a 6-foot-7 forward, played one season at Kentucky and averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals in 30.3 minutes. He shot 35.5% overall on 11.6 attempts and 30% from deep on 4.0 attempts.

Boston is projected to be an early to mid second-round pick, so he could be a possibility if the Lakers move down to acquire more second-round selections.

Wright, 6 feet, 9 inches, is more of a small-ball big man with the potential to be a floor-spacing big. He played four seasons at Georgia Tech and as a senior, he averaged 17.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 steals.

Wright shot 41.4 percent from deep on 1.2 attempts, which could be something to tap into for development staff members. Wright is projected to be a late second-round pick to undrafted.

Alvarado, a 6-foot-0 guard, also played four seasons at Georgia Tech. As a senior, he averaged 15.2 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals. He converted on 39% of his 3s on 4.5 attempts. Alvarado is projected to go undrafted or sneak into the end of the second round.

Littleson is a 6-foot-4 guard who played four seasons of college ball; he played his last three seasons at Toledo. As a senior, Littleson shot 47.2% from deep on 7.3 attempts, one of the best combinations of percentage and volume in college. But he’ll likely go undrafted as there’s not much else to his skill set besides the 3-point shooting, which, nonetheless, is a valuable trait to have.

Teague, a 6-foot-4 guard, also played four seasons — the last two with the Baylor Bears. As a senior, he averaged 15.9 points and shot 39.5% from deep on 5.1 attempts. He’s projected to go undrafted.

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Terrence Clarke, 19, dies after car accident in Los Angeles

Clarke had just announced earlier in the week that he had signed with Klutch Sports before the NBA Draft.

Terrence Clarke, a 19-year old freshman out of Kentucky, has died after being involved in a car accident on Thursday afternoon. Clarke had recently declared for the draft and had signed with Rich Paul and Klutch Sports for his representation. Clarke had hopes of being draft and was in Los Angeles to train for the upcoming draft later this summer.

Later on Thursday night, Paul released a statement to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski in which he confirmed the tragedy. Clarke’s mother was by his side. Paul also added in his statement that the Clarke family is praying for privacy at this time following an unspeakable tragedy.

Clarke had recently announced his joining Klutch Sports.

According to initial reports about the crash. the incident involving Clarke occurred after Clarke had finished a workout with fellow Klutch signee and Kentucky Wildcat, BJ Boston. Boston was not in the same car. Police say the crash happened at around 2:10 p.m. PT.

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Steph Curry serves as presenter for USA TODAY High School Sports Award show

Stephen Curry presented Kentucky commit Brandon Boston Jr. with the honor of USA TODAY High School basketball Player of the Year.

Stephen Curry made an appearance in USA Today’s High School Sports Awards. The two-time Most Valuable Player presented a bevy of honors including, the High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

After recording 19.7 points and 7.0 boards per game during his senior season, Brandon Boston Jr., out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California brought home the award presented by Curry.

Next season, the McDonald’s All-American product will report to Lexington to play college basketball in John Calipari’s program at the University of Kentucky.

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs presented Boston with his second piece of hardware of the evening. Boston was also named California Boys Athlete of the Year. After presenting the award, Mahomes congratulated Boston and wished him luck at Kentucky. 

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ESPN’s Jesse Palmer and Sage Steele hosted the event. Venus Williams, Drew Brees, Gabby Douglas, Rose Lavelle and Michael Phelps joined Mahomes and Curry as virtual presenters.

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Bronny James throws down alley-oop finish during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millennium

Bronny James throws down high-flying alley-oop finish during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millennium.

Bronny James caught an alley-oop from teammate Amari Bailey during Sierra Canyon’s 76-66 win over Millenium on Saturday night and threw it down with authority for an emphatic slam. Bailey is a five-star 2022 shooting guard for Sierra Canyon who finished with 18 points and five assists during the victory that was streamed live on ESPN+.

University of Kentucky commit Brandon Boston, Jr. finished with a game-high 21 points for the Trailblazers in the The HoopHall West’s most anticipated matchup. Bronny James helped contribute to the win by forcing a defensive five-second count (50-second mark), burying a 3-pointer from the corner (1:59 mark) and finishing above the rim in transition on the pass from Bailey which is featured in the video below (2:35 mark).

Bronny finished with five points and three rebounds in 21 minutes of work off the bench. After hitting the triple from the corner, Paul Biancardi–the National Recruiting Director for ESPN who was also the analyst during the broadcast–said that LeBron James Jr.’s jumper is much more advanced than his father’s was at this age. LeBron would later agree with that point on Twitter by sharing the following.

“I hope LeBron doesn’t get mad at me, but I think Bronny’s jumpshot is a little bit better,” Biancardi said during the broadcast. In response, LeBron James Sr. said he could never be mad at facts.

“Can’t ever be mad at the facts!!! LeBron tweeted. “Flame thrower he has! And by the way I probably got the 3rd best jump shot in the household. Bryce Maximus got a cooker too!”

Zaire Wade was sidelined during the contest with a boot cast on his right foot. Next up for Bronny and Sierra Canyon is an epic matchup with LeBron’s alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, on December 14 in Columbus, Ohio.