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The historic Portsmouth Invitiational Tournament is an annual mainstay of the NBA's prospecting calendar. Every April, NBA scouts and overseas pro basketball executives flock to Churchland High School to evaluate the latest class of college seniors (or super seniors…or super super seniors). Yes, they changed the seating inside the gym (making it even more uncomfortable), but other than that, the 2024 PIT was pretty much business as usual. 

We scout the tourney from an overseas perspective, so our standout picks might differ from those mainly looking for NBA upside, skill sets and measurements. Here are some of the players we liked (some names might not appear due to a realistic immediate NBA future):
 
GUARDS 
  
Jahmir Young - Ultra-dynamic scoring guard, surprising D
 
Ta'Lon Cooper - Big combo, smart and fundamentally sound
 
Sean East II - Quick scorer, hard to contain
 
D.J. Horne - Another bucket getting guard, smooth
 
RayJ Dennis - One of very few traditional PGs at the event
 
Deniss Jenkins - Long and athletic combo, defensively solid
 
Xavier Johnson - Scorer in college, focused on D at the PIT and did well
 
WINGS
 
Donta Scott - Multi-talented, has always been an unkept promise
 
Tyler Burton - All-around wing, made sound decisions
 
Jordan Wright - Excellent defender, not really a creator
 
Kyle Rode - More than the pure shooter many thought him to be
 
Marcus Domask - Not flashy, but does a lot of things well
 
BIGS
 
Joel Soriano - Imposing inside operator, relentless on the boards
 
Enrique Freeman - Between 4 and 5, but amazing motor and energy
 
Josh Oduro - Old school big, great footwork, looked slimmer
 
Riley Minix - Stretch 4, exuded confidence and shotmaking swag
 
Jaylin Williams - Versatile PF, game is not pretty, but very efficient
 
Tolu Smith - Good blend of athleticism and post up work

 
More full profiles will be added in due course. 
 
 

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