Fan Poll: Who Should Be A McDonald’s All-American?

BY CHIP MILLER

On April 1, the United Center in Chicago will be home to the 38th McDonald’s All-American games showcasing some of the best boys high school basketball seniors from around the country.

Highly recognized as the most prestigious All-American honor a high school player can receive, the McDonald’s All-American game has been the home to many future NBA stars.

Names like Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Jerry Stackhouse, Kevin Garnett, Zach Randolph, LeBron James and Kevin Durant are just a few of the stars who have worn the red and yellow. This year is no different with the 24 of the top boys seniors getting their chance to make a lasting memory.

ESPN Issues New 2015 Rankings, 8 of Top 12 Prospects Uncommitted

ESPN.com issued their new rankings for the Class of 2015, and eight of the top 12 prospects have yet to declare for college.

All eight are McDonald’s All-Americans.

That should make for an interesting couple of months going into April and May, as these players will wait to evaluate coaching changes, early-entry NBA decisions and other factors before making their college choices.

LSU-bound Ben Simmons is the No. 1 prospect in the ESPN rankings, Kentucky commit Skal Labissiere is No. 3, Marquette signee Henry Ellenson is No. 5 and Duke pledge Chase Jeter is No. 9.

The other players in the top 12 are uncommitted.  Here’s a look at where they stand.

Joel Embiid Denies He Weighs 300 Pounds, Pervis Ellison Impressed by Sixers’ Big Man

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid denies he weighs 300 pounds and former No. 1 pick Pervis Ellison said he was impressed when he recently saw Embiid work out.

“I don’t weigh that,” Embiid told Dei Lynam of CSNPhilly.com on Sunday.

The Philadephia Inquirer, citing a source, said Embiid, the No. 3 pick in last year’s NBA Draft, is “close to 300 pounds after being 250 pounds at Kansas last season.”