Louisiana Class of 2019: Wings Breakdown
Now that we have finally released our initial rankings for the 2019 class, it’s time to give everyone a little breakdown of the best players at each position. We are going to be moving onto the wing position, but we won’t be including any of the players in the top 5. If you want to read more about these players, check out the article from earlier this week here: https://prephoops.com/2017/06/louisiana-class-2019-top-players-breakdown/
Outside of the top five, there are a pair of wings that have impressed on the Nike and Under Armour circuits in Ja’Markus Wilson and Kamren Davis respectively. Ja’Markus is the cousin of our top 2019 player Mylik Wilson, and the two play together for both Rayville and the Arkansas Wings. Ja’Markus is a big bodied 6’5 wing, with sneaky athleticism that allows him to rebound at a high rate. He is also a good decision maker, and you can run an offense through him at the high post, as well as being a more than capable shooter from distance. For 6’7 Kamren Davis of Bossier, he has shot up the rankings this summer playing with LA Elite, and college coaches have definitely been noticing. He plays with an extremely high motor and attacks rebounds with a ferocity. He has quick feet and is able to guard 1-5 at this level, and project to be able to guard 2-4 at the next level. On the offensive end, he can get to the rim and finish, and can shoot well from the outside. There isn’t a player in 2019 with a higher ceiling right now, and if Davis can reach it, he will be scary.
Behind those two at the top, there is a bit of a drop to 6’5 Damiree Burns of Sophie B. Wright, although that may not all be his fault. Whether it be for his high school or AAU team, he is usually stuck around the rim, but every game he shows flashes of expanding his game more around the perimeter, and I fully expect him to be able to play the 3 before his high school career is over. However, before that happens, he will have to improve his ballhandling skills, and although his shot isn’t ugly, it still needs more refinement.
After that is a pair of teammates for Landry-Walker in 6’3 Ramon McGrew and 6’4 Torey Cargo. Although both of these players have the skillsets of a guard, they both have the size, length, and athleticism to play the wing spots. For Ramon McGrew, he has the skills to play lead guard, as he did for the Nightrydas earlier this spring, but next to Dywan Griffin, he spends more time off the ball. He does a good job of getting to the rim and creating for himself and others. For Torey Cargo, he has really good size and length to play the 2-4. He is a very accurate shooter from outside, and can use his size to see passing angles that other would miss. However, he needs to improve his ball-handling skills so that he can be more effective at breaking the defense down in order to put those passing instincts to good use.