WorldStage Sports is launching a new international high school/academy basketball league, called ATLAS, featuring 11 of the top programs from North America and Europe, per source.
The following teams will compete in the new league:
• IMG Academy (FL)
• SPIRE Academy (OH)
• Prolific Prep (FL)
• Sunrise Christian (KS)
• DME Academy (FL)
• Orangeville Prep (Ontario, Canada)
• Orange1 Bassano (Italy)
• OrangeAcademy Ulm (Germany)
• Mega Basket (Serbia)
• Žalgiris (Lithuania)
• Pallacanestro Varese (Italy)
The top 10 prospects from this past weekend (In No Order-Between 8th-12th grade)
2031 Braylin Calhoun
2030 Arroyo Edwards
2030 Brighton Webb
2030 Sheldon Yarbrough
2031 Owen Mickschi
2031 Journey Page
2030 Ty’Zire Carter
2029 Lavonte Johnson
2028 Ethan Vahl
2029 Max McMullen
Class of 2030 at NY2LA Futures Camp👀
Early standouts:
Sheldon Yarbrough
Brighton Webb
Arroyo Edwards
Michael Grzesk
Juvonta Leach Jr
Raymond DeJesus
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Brighton Webb continues to show why he’s amongst the top players in the regions 2030 class. 6’6 wing forward with an advanced well-rounded game. Showing an improved jumper consistently hitting threes & showing his athleticism with multiple dunks #NY2LAFuturesCamp2026@ny2lasports
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Somewhere along the way, basketball became something players train for individually. It’s not tennis. There are nine other players on the court. Learn the nuances of the game instead of constantly working on dribble moves against nobody. So much time is wasted in empty gyms.
A lot of parents think a 2hr workout will make their kid better or speed up their development. It’s all about the intent and detail of the workout. I’ve always been big on a good 45min to an hour workout. Most kids attention span lasts for 30mins anyway
Jalen Brunson says 30 intentional minutes can beat 2 hours in the gym, and explains the NBA was never his goal because he was consumed with just trying to get a little bit better everyday
“People say, ‘Oh, I was in the gym for two hours today.’ Like, okay, what did you do in the gym?’ You can get a much more difficult and better workout in 30 to 40 minutes versus just being in the gym BS’ing for two hours.”
“While it was about consistency, it was about being precise. There was intent to everything you did. It was definitely commitment. I loved going out and working out. I loved going and playing pickup.”
“When we lived in Virginia, we lived in Charlottesville Virginia when my dad worked at UVA. I would go play at the rec center with college kids. We would play pickup, I’m playing against older people and I’m playing well. I’m not thinking, I’m going to the NBA. The NBA was never talked about. No. I’m just trying to get better. It was all about going to college.”
“There were baby steps. Yes there were long term goals, but I’m focused on the short term goals. Baby steps, one step at a time. People just want to jump straight there, and they get disappointed because they didn’t enjoy their journey. I enjoyed every step of my journey. Enjoy your steps.”