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Paul Biancardi
The 2025 NBA draft dominated the country’s best college’s new people – 10 out of 14 lottery pics were ranked in the top 100 of ESPN once, a total draft was done with a 17 rank possibilities – and this trend is not expected to disappear. The League turned the star talent upside down, while the role of production and strong character symptoms was also given importance to the players. And new college people fit the bill.
High school class of 2026 is already showing symptoms of elite talent, players from across the country set shining skills that develop the comparison of current NBA stars. While presenting teenagers at the highest level is never an accurate science, some symptoms – size, athleticism, scoring versatility, defensive equipment – these possibilities quickly stand out.
To better understand the growing senior class, let’s take a look at the 10 players whose games take into account notable NBA names, and offer a glimpse of their future ability.
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6 -Foot -7 | Notre Dame High School (CA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Scotty bars, Toronto rapter
Tiren is crazy on rim @tyran_stokes #USABMU19 X #Fibau19 pic.twitter.com/pyquexryqe
– USABJNT (@USABJNT) July 2, 2025
Some players in high school basketball have been made like stokes. Physically 6-7, on imposing 220 pounds, it is a combination of force and cunning. Stokes thrive as a downhill attacker, using their strength to finish through contact, generate dishonesty and move the ball. His ability to draw attention also makes him an effective playwright. A competent 3-point shooter, Stokes does its best in infection. And when the game slows down, he can score from many places and according to Synergy Sports, there is no issue on free throw line from the average of 12.8 attempts per game in IBL Play. Their current profile was of Scotty Barns at the same level-on average and 25% clip of 2.5 3-pointers. Like the barns, Stokes projects as a versatile forward, whose combination of size, materiality and playmaking capacity fits a modern mold of two-way feathers.
6 -Foot -8 | St. John Bosco High School (CA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Bilal, Washington wizards
Christian, son of all American Deengelo Collins, former McDonald’s, has a tentalizing combination of size, length, and dynamics, as well as good defensive expectations. At 6-8 with 7-2 wings, Colins has a natural bounce and is comfortable to handle the ball in infection. He is always in the right place at the right time. Once he learns how skills and their combination of shotmaking is fully used, see out. The physical ability of Collins will allow him to play an in and out game, where he can work with his length and affect in many ways.
6 -Foot -2 | Paul VI High School (VA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Marcus smartWashington wizards
According to Synergy Sports, Smith is the best rebounding guard in recent IBL history, which is an average of 12 boards per 40 minutes. He crosses his defensive rebounding mentality in aggressive transition games and barely push the ball for easy open-court opportunities. He is also a skilled scorer, which ranks fourth in field round percentage, and helps a healthy 5.4 per 40 minutes despite an average of only 25 minutes. In the size of a small sample, he is also shooting about 37% from deep to 37%. A hard, defense-minded player with ball skills, Smith is one of the most influential players in the class and third in our latest rankings.
6 -Foot -3 | English High School (CA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Brandon gennings
5 (No. 6 ESPN60) Jason Crow Jr. dropped 26 points and 7 rebounds in the IBL session in day 1. @Nikeyb
Ouckland soldier: 99
Houston Hops: 62 pic.twitter.com/5U1UYKWO0K– SportSceenter Next (@Scnext) 26 April, 2025
The scoring point guard of a left hand thrives in the infection. He has a balanced, controlled jumper, whether he is shooting for drill or catch. Crowe has a supernatural ability to blow previous defenders and balance it with a quality midrange game and balance it with deep -enabled shoots. It also changes well with the free throw line. Add all this, and Crowe is the best scorer in the classroom, regardless of its position. He also jumps passing lanes and steals from the ball, although he needs to become a more active on-ball defender. A score-first guard, more consistent playmaking will only enhance its overall game.
6 -Foot -5 | Gracan High School (GA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Josh heart, new York Knicks
Was not going without hardware.@iamcalebholt 3SSB select team led for Eurocamp Championship pic.twitter.com/xcbri4z728
– Adidas Basketball (@Adidashoops) June 3, 2025
Holt plays with eye -opening tenacity as their ball skills continue to develop. He is doing an outstanding offsen, winning MVP at Adidas Euro Camp and took his team to the championship. A powerful wing, understanding the importance of the Holt ball movement, is working on its ballhandling and shooting against a set defense. He can score in different ways and is an active rebounder. Defensely, Holt is one of the best in orbit. Their perimeter game should continue to develop as he demonstrates solid shot quality and shotmaking skills.
6 -Foot -4 | St. John Bosco High School (CA) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Chris Dun, La clippers
McCoy has a brilliant position as an athletic point guard with speed and vision in the open court, and has adopted his role as a defense-minded guard that can affect sports. His ability to pursue the tempo and convert into infection is one of the best in the classroom. McCoy will run crime and drive for paint touch or score. Now, he needs to become a trusted open shooter: he is making just 26% of his 3s despite taking 4.8 per game.
6 -Foot -9 | St. Marriage (AZ) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Jayden McDineeles, Minnesota timbervols
At 6–9, Williams is a congenital shot inhibitor, which shrinks the vision of opposing crimes by playing attentive, bouncy defense with high hands. He also protects the ball screen with his wings as well as footwork, and is capable of shutting down the bolhandlers, switching to coverage or dropping. Williams also get an easy bucket in infection by carrying forward their opponents. In the Half Court, he is moving forward in driving for Rim, and his jumping shot is maturing because he learns to exclude rescue. Their overall game has started coming together because he learns how to use his talented size, length and touch – which has inspired him in the top 10 of the ranking. Entering a low stance on defense and adding more strength to your frame will give only more results.
6 -Foot -5 | Long Island Luthern (NY) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Tyreke Evans
Mingo is dynamic when the ball is in his hands. He can score infection and in the Half Court, where he attacks the defenders from the drill and knows how to maneuver to the ball screen. He is also comfortable in giving and processing the game against set defense using a deep array of scoring, rebounding and playmaking skills to create a positive effect. From the ball, he understands the vacancy and the shooting of the movement, resulting in a stretch of extremely productive basketball at both ends of the court.
6 -Foot -5 | Bishop McAnamara (MD) | Impure
NBA Comparison: James HardenLa clippers
At 6–5 with 6–11 wingspains, Samuels play with a long, latfty frame and a fearless scoring skills. He scoring opportunities aggressive and confidently understands how to get his shot quickly with rhythm. In recent outings, Samuels showed that he could make his crime or score with a help. They also get their own proper part of the digits from the free throw line because they have a physical, college-college body. The 3-point shooting of Samuels will help translate their game.
6 -Foot -5 | Christopher Columbus (FL) | Impure
NBA Comparison: Jason Richardson
Jackson’s father, Jason starred in the state of Michigan and then in NBA. His brother, Jas, also played in Michigan State before being selected in the first round of the 2025 draft. Orlando magicAs is the case in the Richardson family, Jackson is the best talent that she steps in court most often. They have dynamic vertical bounce and they will always affect the games in the rim, but their swing skills are their developing jump shot which is both beyond midrange and arch. He has made legitimate progress as a stable shooter, on the run and in the catch-end-shoot landscapes-at that point where the defenders should now respect their shot and be out of hard work. Then, he is with them where he wants them because it opens his drive game. As a growing senior, it is time for Richardson to score his game and create more impact on both defensive and glass.
