OTE Professional Day: 2027 Better of The Relaxation

Additional time Elite is again at it. Getting into their sixth season, OTE has underwent fixed growth, now having 9 groups of their league for top school-aged packages. Chipotle Nationals runner-up Dynamic Prep (Dallas, Texas) has joined the league, including to a gaggle of immensely gifted gamers who’re already capitalizing on their skills.

The primary cease for Additional time Elite gamers for 2025-26 was the OTE Mix. Sponsored by Gatorade, the OTE Mix (extra generally often known as OTE Professional Day) was a two day occasion at OTE’s cutting-edge facility in beautiful Midtown Atlanta. Gamers have been put via just about the identical actual drills they’d on the NBA Mix, going via a sequence of drills, then wrapping issues up with stay 3-on-3 and 5-on-5 play.  Twenty-seven of the 30 NBA groups have been in attendance, together with over 100 D1 faculty coaches, offering a platform for gamers to take their publicity to new heights.

Having already profiled Jeremy Jenkins, Gabe Nesmith, and Tyran Frazier, here’s a deeper take a look at a number of the different intriguing juniors (2026 prospects) from the 2025 OTE Mix:

Ty Sutton, 6’1.5, PG, Metropolis Reapers

There wasn’t a participant on the OTE Professional day that was shiftier than Sutton, a lead guard out of Philly. The junior possesses elite cease and go pace, makes elite reads out of choose and roll play, and can use his 37 inch vertical leap to complete excessive of you on the rim. Whereas the category of 2027 remains to be persevering with to form itself, Sutton has firmly established himself within the higher echelon of level guards.

Clyde Walters, 6’7, SF, RWE

Once I requested OTE Director of Participant Improvement Corey Frazier if there have been any below the radar guys who I ought to actually deal with all through the OTE Professional Day, he had one title: Clyde Walters. It was simple to see why, too. The Birmingham native is an absolute freak athlete, performs with a non cease motor on each ends, and is a quickly growing 3-point shooter.  Regardless of being the final signee to Rod Wave Elite, the lanky swingman has the potential to be among the finest when it’s all stated and completed.

Howard Williams, 6’7, SF, Metropolis Reapers

One of many extra skilled gamers of the group, Williams has been enjoying on the varsity degree nationally since he was in center faculty and has not regarded again.  The Oak Hill Academy switch is a powerfully constructed wing, 

Caleb Ourigou, 6’11, C, Chilly Hearts

Probably the most highly effective huge man of the OTE Mix was Ourigou, an enormous man from NYC by way of the Ivory Coast. Possessing an enormous 261 pound body and loopy wingspan, he was capable of carve place down low on the block, management his space on the glass, and end above the rim via contact. Ourigou is an old style huge who asserts his presence within the paint and faculties resembling Syracuse, Illinois, UCLA, and Florida have already put scholarships on the desk.

Anderson Diaz, 6’1, PG, Chilly Hearts

One of the aggressive guards of the occasion, a Dominican lead guard by the best way of New York Metropolis. The lefty has no scarcity of flare along with his deal with, can end with creativity with both hand on the rack, and obtains an enormous quantity of separation along with his step again jumper.  A consensus top-60 recruit, Anderson has already obtained affords from the likes of Syracuse, Auburn, UCLA, Arkansas, and a bunch of different BCS packages.

Brisun Hammermeister, 6’6, SF, Chilly Hearts

Having missed a big a part of the previous yr with a knee harm, it’s comeback season for Hammermeister. The Florida native is tremendous bouncy off of both foot, is an explosive straight line driver, and is turning into a extra constant 3-point shooter. Nonetheless a bit below the radar, anticipate to see Brisun Hammermeister’s title come up in recruiting circles all through the season with OTE.