Walking around the Inspire Courts in Gilbert, Ariz., one gets the sense Dalen Terry, entering his third season with the Chicago Bulls, feels a comfort level and sense of youthful bliss you normally don't see from current NBA players at a grassroots basketball event.

Terry, 22, felt that sense of comfort while he and family members and close friends with ties to the game conducted the inaugural Dalen Terry Basketball Camp over the weekend at the Inspire Courts in Gilbert. That facility, after all, is a stone's throw from South Phoenix and Ahwatukee, the neighborhoods where the 6-foot-8 Terry grew up and cultivated a career than made him the No. 18 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. While growing up in The Valley, Terry always wanted to be play the game, learn more about the game, and most importantly, feel connected to the players who made it to the higher levels who grew up where he did.

"I wanted to do this camp because when I was a kid, I could never find out where pros from here had a camp at; I didn't know where to go," Terry said. "And if there was some camp here it was never free. I want these kids to know I'm exactly like them, same city, same places and play at the same courts. I want them to know they can do it, too."

Approximately 85 youth of both genders were in attendance learning the game, and most importantly, having fun with Terry, his coaching staff and the other campers. They worked on the basic elements of the game and also enjoyed more fun games such as knockout for prizes that were awarded at the end of each of the two days. Terry has an authentic connection to the city of Phoenix and other talented peers from the Valley of the Sun can genuinely feel it, so that influences them to follow suit. It's no wonder players from the region such as TyTy Washington, Koa Peat (the high school All-American from Perry of Gilbert) and Marcus Bagley volunteered their time towards the camp. Bagley was Terry's classmate at Aprende Middle School in Chandler.

After Aprende, Terry went on to Corona Del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) for ninth and tenth grade and finished up his high school years at Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.). On the grassroots circuit, he played for Team Phoenix and AZ Power locally and the Compton Magic on the Adidas grassroots circuit. Terry had a near fanatical obsession for playing and his mother Fenise Yancy knew that clearly in his formative years, especially when he wanted to have a basketball tournament for his 10th birthday. One with teams entered, refs and standings. A dozen years later, Terry understands every kid may not have that approach to the game, but he wants Phoenix youth to feel inspired to pursue whatever dreams they may have.

"I knew I needed to do something (for the kids)," Terry said. "When I played at camps like this, I knew I had to make my mark; I knew the importance even then. Some kids are good, others may not be, but it's important they know they can try to do it."

Terry aims to make it an annual event and no matter where he takes his Dalen Terry Basketball Camp, working with Phoenix youth will always be special to him. After his high school days, Terry played two years at the University of Arizona. The weekend of August 24-25, he will conduct his camp in Tucson.

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In episode No. 24 of our  In The Paint Show," hosts Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland cover three main topics: R.J. Hampton's jump from high school to pro ball, a deep look at the standouts at the recent Magic Memorial Day and a preview of the upcoming Pangos All-Amerian Camp in SoCal.

Hampton is fully qualified for college, but is following his dream and No. 1 goal of playing pro ball and getting to the NBA. Is he making the right move? How does his plight compare and contrast to that of Brandon Jennings, Jeremy Tyler, Terrence Ferguson, and Emmanuel Mudiay, the recent elites who decided to head overseas instead of enrolling in a college?

Ron and Dev break down their top performers at the Magic Memorial Day in 17U, 16U and 15U. 2020 National No. 1 Evan Mobley led the host Compton Magic to the tourney title, but other standouts in 17U they break down include Dalen Terry (Compton Magic), Frankie Collins (Dream Vision), Xavion Brown (Lakeshow) and Ian Martinez (SoCal All-Stars).

There were plenty of rising prospects in 16U and 15U including Mikey Williams of Team Thomas, one of the most hyped incoming ninth graders of recent memory. Ron breaks down his list of the five most hyped eighth graders in California history and what may be in store for Williams and Bronny James, who will also enter high school in Southern California next season.

The fellas also preview the 17th Annual Pangos All-American Camp, which will take place May 31-June 2 at Cerritos College. Ron and Dev talk about some of the guys who might challenge Mobley for Most Outstanding Player such as Cade Cunningham, Terrence Clarke, and Dayron Sharpe and some potential breakout performers such as Collins, Martinez, Isa Silva and Micawber Etienne. 

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Compton Magic, an adidas-sponsored and Southern California-based grassroots program, defeats Team Takeover, a Nike-Sponsored grassroots program from Washington, D.C., 81-79, in overtime in the marquee game of the Las Vegas Fab 48 Tip-Off Challenge. With its Wednesday night overtime victory over the 2018 Nike EYBL champions, the Compton Magic program can lay claim to the mythical national crown among grassroots programs for this summer.

Behind the backdrop of looming NCAA regulations that could change the landscape of summertime grassroots basketball in 2019, the 2018 Las Vegas Fab 48 Tip-Off Challenge provided a glimpse of terrific games of yesteryear (back when shoe company lines weren't as rigid and the best travel basketball teams laced it up in the pursuit of competition and bragging rights) and provided perhaps the last great July live period contest.

If indeed the proposed regulations are passed and executed and there is no July live tournaments in the future, fans were treated to a terrific final act as the Compton Magic, champions of the adidas Gauntlet in New York and the adidas Summer Championships in Los Angeles earlier this month, faced Team Takeover, champions of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Peach Jam, at Bishop Gorman High School in the most highly-anticipated grassroots basketball game in recent memory.

It this is the final Las Vegas FAB 48 in its current format, a capacity crowd was treated to the best overall game in the event's nine-year history, as the Compton Magic outlasted Team Takeover to record a 81-79 overtime victory. It took a complete team effort by the Compton Magic to pull out the victory and lay claim to title of best travel ball team of 2018, as 2019 point guard Isaiah Hill (Liberty, Bakersfield, Calif.) knocked down a pull-up 3-pointer to tie the game at 69-69 with 40 seconds remaining in regulation.

It was Hill's only made field goal of the terrific 37-minute game.

Keith Stevens' Team Takeover club, which lost only one game on the EYBL circuit to Nike Team Florida 71-60, had a chance to hold for the final shot of the game (it was played without a shot clock). After the ball went out of bounds with six seconds remaining and Team Takeover retained possession, 2020 point guard Jeremy Roach (Paul VI, Fairfax, Va.) missed a contested running lay-up at the regulation buzzer.

Onyeka Okongwu, a 2019 power forward who has stepped up in big games for both his travel ball and high school team (Chino Hills, Calif.) over the years, did it once again in his last big game in a Compton Magic uniform. The first points of overtime were his three on a conventional 3-point play with 4:36 remaining. He also came up with some clutch rebounds and big defensive plays while battling the likes of 2019 power forward Armando Bacot (Trinity Episcopal, Richmond, Va.) and 2020 center Hunter Dickinson (DeMatha Catholic, Hyattsville, Md.).

After Okongwu's 3-point play, Compton Magic 2019 forward Eric "Isaiah" Mobley (Rancho Christian, Temecula, Calif.) made a jumper to give his team a commanding 76-71 lead, but the tough boys from our nation's capital weren't done just yet.

Roach, one of the best players from the talent-laden Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), hit a 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining in overtime to cut Team Takeover's deficit to 76-74. After two made free throws by Mobley, Bacot converted a big-time conventional 3-point play with 39 seconds remaining to pull his team within one point (78-77). Mobley again converted two free throws after Roach drove hard to the lane and drew contact, but didn't draw a foul with 17 seconds remaining. That non-call play came as a result of Bacot's block of an ill-advised lay-up attempt by 2020 wing Johnny Juzang (Harvard-Westlake, North Hollywood, Calif.) with his team leading and with possession of the ball.

Juzang's blocked lay-up attempt was about the only negative in an otherwise terrific performance for a player proving to be a serious McDonald's All-American candidate. The talented junior-to-be had the deep jumper working and scored on a variety of shot attempts. While Juzang helped his national standing in what is shaping up to be a terrific 2020 national class, Evan Mobley, a 6-foot-11 power forward oozing with potential and the younger brother of Isaiah Mobley, showed why he's now considered the best long-term prospect in that same class. He finished well on the block, held his own with Team Takeover's physical front line and showed the ability to finish on both sides of the key, while posting up or facing the basket.

Evan Mobley made one free throw with one second remaining after Team Takeover's Justin Moore, a 2019 guard from DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsvile, Md.), made a follow-up shot with five seconds remaining in overtime. Mobley missed the second, the horn sounded and the Compton Magic respectfully congratulated their opponent shortly thereafter.

"Evan proved he deserves the top spot (in the rankings)," said Isaiah Mobley after his brother's 22- point, four-rebound, two block performance. "This was a great team effort...my teammates did a great job of supporting me after I made a couple of bad plays."

"This win means a lot for the team because people were doubting us coming in," Evan Mobley said.

Isaiah Mobley finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists. Okongwu had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, while Juzang finished with 20 points, including a 4-of-7 performance from 3-point range. Hill finished with seven points.

The Compton Magic lost one game at full strength leading up to this game. Okongwu did not play in a buzzer-beating 64-62 loss to the Las Vegas Knicks in Orange County, Calif., over Memorial Day weekend. The Magic's other loss was a 55-53 setback to Alabama-based Team Carroll at the adidas Summer Championships.

For Team Takeover, Roach netted a team-high 20 points. Bacot showed why he's one of the very best forwards in the 2019 class, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Moore had 12 points, three rebounds and two assists and before getting injured with 7:14 remaining in regulation, Dickinson had eight points and three rebounds.

Stevens and the Team Takeover faithful could play the "what if" game since Dickinson did not return. After the raw emotion of the game wore off, however, Team Takeover's coaching staff agreed it was a terrific game to be part of, even though their team came up just short.

Considering their effort, prior EYBL crown, and attitude in playing this game, Team Takeover wasn't really a loser in this game.  The Compton Magic won the game on the court, but the real winner was the entire grassroots basketball community. The game showed what could be accomplished when great teams and players compete under one roof -- and those heavily invested in grassroots can execute without intervention by those whom look to regulate something they don't regularly experience.

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Check out the official mixtape of the 2013 Compton Magic Memorial Weekend classic featuring many of the top players in the nation. Featuring many of the top players in the nation like Stephen Zimmerman, Sedrick Barefield, Isaiah Bailey, Cameron Walker, Rex Pfleuger, Darien Williams, Namon Wright, Ron Freeman, Tarion May, Nick Pete, Lonzo Ball, Robert Cartwright, Ethan Alvano and Ethan Telfair (Note Ethan has re-classified to class to class of 2014 although it says 2013 in the video).

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Check out the official re-cap of the 2012 The League presented by Compton Magic. Featuring many of the top teams and players in the nation like Stephen Zimmerman, Rashad Muhammad, Rochon Prince, Sedrick Barefield, Isaiah Baily, Payton Banks and many more!

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Check out 6'7" high flyer Jordan Bell of the Compton Magic & Long Beach Poly high school. Jordan first burst to scene at last year's Pangos All American camp where he blocked everyone and everything being only 6'6 at the time. For the last year and a half we have filmed Jordan on many different occasions and (no exaggeration) he has gotten over 10 blocks at least 1/3 games including a game with 23 blocks and a game with 18.

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Check out the official re-cap mix of the 2011 "The League" presented by Compton Magic. Featuring some of the top teams and players on the West Coast like: Shabazz Muhammad, Grant Jerrett, Gabe York, Ben Carter, Roscoe Allen, Payton Banks, Victor Robbins, Dimitrius Morant, Stephen Zimmerman, Jaron Hopkins, Torren Jones and many more!

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