Takeaways: A week at Nike's EYBL

Posted Jul 19, 2021
After the first week of EYBL play, the conversation of No. 1 has become tougher. What used to be a two-man conversation has expanded. Uplay (Canada) guard Shaedon Sharpe and NY Rens (N.Y.) forward Kyle Filipowski have entered the conversation. Filipowski was followed all week by the likes of Jon Scheyer, Chris Holtmann, and Jim Boeheim. (Rivals.com)

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