By ADAM ZAGORIA
More than 60 NBA scouts were on hand Monday for the first World Team practice at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore. The World Team features Duke-bound wing R.J. Barrett, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
In the last week, the 6-foot-7 Barrett played in the McDonald’s All-American Game in Atlanta and then led his Montverde (FL) Academy team to the Geico High School Nationals title at Christ the King High School in Queens. He then skipped the Jordan Brand Classic on Sunday in Brooklyn to rest.
Barrett, the Gatorade and Naismith National Player of the Year, is part of Duke’s recruiting class ranked No. 1 nationally in 2018 that also includes Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and Tre Jones.
The last eight No. 1 overall picks played in the Hoop Summit: Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons, Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and John Wall.
For more on Barrett, read my FloHoops.com feature here.
A Day 1 Record 60+ NBA Scouts in attendance for the World Team practice this morning at the beautiful Portland Trailblazers Practice Facility. As the week progresses we’re expecting that number to grow considerably. pic.twitter.com/pHv7SNO6n4
— Nike Hoop Summit (@nikehoopsummit) April 9, 2018
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