The next potential superstar in basketball has grabbed a rebound and is barreling into the frontcourt when a pesky guard tries to interrupt his path by darting in for a steal. Marvin Bagley III, a 6'11" uber-skilled teenager, barely breaks stride and dribbles the ball behind his back, leaving the guard in his dust.Seated on one side of the court is Kentucky coach John Calipari, and on the opposite end is Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Both coaches have already offered Bagley a scholarship, which isn't all that unusual for such a talent. But the timing is.Marvin Bagley III had just finished his freshman year of high school basketball."He's arguably the top prospect in high school right now," 247Sports recruiting analyst Jerry Meyer said. "He's got great upside, and he's extremely talented already. There's not many that come down the road that are [that tall], athletic and has the skill package that he has.""He reminds me of Chris Bosh, but he's ahead of where Bosh was at this stage," a major-college assistant coach told Bleacher Report.Bagley, who lives in Tempe, Arizona, got his first offer in seventh grade—from nearby Northern Arizona—and just about any coach who has seen him since realizes he's worth dangling out a scholarship offer. "Have you seen Marvin Bagley III yet?" e
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