Now that Jonathan Kuminga has graduated high school early, once all the pertinent recruiting sites have updated their rankings, a new No. 1 will emerge on the 247Sports 2021 Composite. One candidate to eventually take over the top spot is O'Dea (Wash.) power forward Paolo Banchero, who currently ranks No. 4 and sits at the center of the Duke basketball radar.
A recent breakdown of Banchero's game via 247Sports analyst Josh Gershon seems to support the notion that the 6-foot-9, 235-pound Seattle native will at least be in the running for the honor as the best among rising seniors:
"Banchero has always had an excellent frame.