Tag: Mikel Brown Jr.

Report: OKC Thunder scouts in attendance for several 2024/2025 high school recruits

The Thunder were in attendance for the Adidas All-American Camp, which featured several of the top 2024 and 2025 recruits.

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While it’s the slowest month of the year in the NBA calendar, that hasn’t stopped teams from continuing to work — especially collecting data on potential draft prospects.

That was the case for the Oklahoma City Thunder and several other NBA teams who attended an Adidas All-American camp, per Yahoo Sports draft expert Krysteen Peek.

The Thunder were in attendance to watch a handful of high school juniors and seniors that will likely populate the 2026 and 2027 NBA draft classes. The list of participants included:

  • Five-star guard Ian Jackson, who is in the class of 2024 and committed to North Carolina
  • Four-star forward Khani Rooths, who is in the class of 2024
  • Four-star guard Kur Teng, who is in the class of 2024 and committed to Michigan State
  • Three-star forward George Turksan, who is in the class of 2024 and committed to Texas A&M
  • Four-star guard Mikel Brown Jr., who is the class of 2025
  • Four-star guard JJ Mandaquit, who is in the class of 2025

 

Here is a list of first-round picks the Thunder own during the 2026 and 2027 NBA drafts:

  • 2026 Thunder first-round pick
  • 2026 Clippers first-round pick
  • 2026 Rockets top-4 protected first-round pick
  • 2027 Thunder first-round pick
  • 2027 Nuggets top-5 protected first-round pick

It’s never too early to collect a profile for potential draft prospects — even if they’re three years out. The Thunder — along with most of the league — is using the summer camp to start building profiles of potential NBA players.

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Alabama MBB offers 2025 PG Mikel Brown Jr.

The Alabama coaching staff recently extended an offer to 2025 point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Brown Jr. plays for Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.

The Alabama coaching staff extended an offer to 2025 point guard Mikel Brown Jr. on Friday.

Brown Jr. plays for Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas. As a junior, he was a part of a team that had several elite 2023 prospects like five-stars Layden Blocker and John Bol.

He is regarded as the top player in Kansas by every recruiting circuit for the 2025 class. In comparison to recent point guards at Alabama, he is relatively smaller in stature. Brown Jr. stands at 6 feet, 150 pounds.

He will have time to grow as he will begin his junior season in the fall. It will be interesting to see how Alabama’s coaching staff decides to pursue the Florida native. He is currently being pursued heavily by Kansas State. The Wildcats are the favorite to land Brown Jr. at 100% likelihood, according to On3’s RPM.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down Mikel Brown Jr.’s recruiting profile.

Auburn offers 5-star shooting guard Darryn Peterson

The Tigers have entered the mix for one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag] and the Auburn Tigers have officially entered the race for one of the top players in the 2025 recruiting cycle. They extended an offer to five-star shooting guard [autotag]Darryn Peterson[/autotag] Monday afternoon according to The Circuit’s Alex Karanos.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pounder is from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and already has over 20 scholarship offers and was a MaxPreps first-team Sophomore All-American last season. He averaged 31 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 3.0 steals for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy.

Peterson is the No. 4 overall player and No. 1 shooting guard in the 247Sports Composite ranking. He is also the No. 1 player from Ohio.

The Tigers are still looking for their first commit of the 2025 recruiting cycle but have already extended offers to some of the top recruits in the country including five-star point guards [autotag] Mikel Brown Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Aaron Rowe[/autotag] as well as Peterson.

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