Rising Stars Shine at Adidas 3SSB

0:00On May 1st, fresh off the first Adidas 3 SSB session in Ladera Ranch, California, we zeroed in on rising seniors from the class of 2027. But a bunch of underclassmen from 2028 and 2029 really popped. Take Antoine Cogman Jr. from Upward Stars. The number 24 ranked player in 2028, he leveled up his handle and deep. Shooting, knocking down, 5-14-3s in one game we caught. Team Lillard's 16-U crew stood out as one of the weekends best, led by a Mari Chandler, a 6-foot-4 athletic guard who scored smooth-in, transition and half-court sets. Brennan Williams brought rim-running energy and elite shoplocking as a mobile big, while Kayan Mola, a 6-foot-8 class of 2029. Forward, flash deep-range, rebound and grit, and playmaking vision that could run offences. Doubts took note of international flavor too, like Denmark's Bob De Silva on Indiana Elite, a 6-foot-6 aggressive slasher in 15-U who's always around the ball.

1:05Then RJ Davis and Xavier Hall from Game Elite both earned fresh looks for 2028 rankings. Davis as a slashing wing defender, Hall as a powerful post-bully with nimble feet who locked down the paint. Players of starting to flow for standouts like Blaze Johnson, number 17 in 2028 with Georgia and Maryland already in, and Cole. Kelly, number 38, playing up in 17-U with Crade Nillinois and Moron Board. He rebounds like a four and passes like a one. Luca Federico from Wildcass Select drew LaSalle's early nod with his size, shot, and rim attacks. These young guns are stacking skills and turning heads early, expect radars to heat up through summer circuits as they keep building.