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'He's really got the total package': Here's why you'll want to keep an eye on Kentucky commit Tyrese Maxey in 2018

Editor's note: This was originally published March 8. Tyrese Maxey has since committed to Kentucky.

GARLAND -- Tyrese Maxey lobbed the ball up, let it bounce high off the court, did a 360 spin in the air and in one motion caught the ball and ferociously slammed it with his right hand.

Moments before that, the South Garland basketball prodigy resembled the iconic Michael Jordan logo, his legs spread far apart and his right hand extended with the ball above his head as he glided through the air and prepared to dunk.