The NBA Playoffs continue tonight as the Boston Celtics take on the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Tomorrow night the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.
Between the four squads, 27 five-star players according to
247Sports fill the rosters. Of those, eight play for the Timberwolves including starters Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels and Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Pacers are led by Tyrese Haliburton, one of the seven three-star athletes remaining in the postseason. Haliburton is joined by Sam Hauser of the Boston Celtics as players representing Wisconsin.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) leads the way with four players getting ready for the conference finals, Josh Green and Dwight Powell of the Mavericks, Jaden Springer of the Celtics and Jarace Walker of the Pacers.
Five-star prospects (27)Timberwolves (8) Kyle Anderson,
St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)Anthony Edwards,
Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, Ga.)Justin Jackson,
HCYA (Houston, Texas)Jaden McDaniels,
Federal Way (Wash.)Daishen Nix,
Trinity International (Las Vegas, Nev.)Naz Reid,
Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)Karl-Anthony Towns,
St. Joseph (Metuchen, N.J.)T.J. Warren,
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)Mavericks (7)Greg Brown,
Vandegrift (Austin, Texas)Josh Green, IMG Academy
Jaden Hardy,
Coronado (Henderson, Nev.)Kyrie Irving,
Patrick School (Hillside, N.J.)Dereck Lively II,
Westtown (West Chester, Pa.)P.J. Washington,
Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)Brandon Williams,
Crespi (Encino, Calif.)
Celtics (6)Jaylen Brown,
Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.)JD Davison,
Calhoun (Letohatchee, Ala.)Jrue Holiday,
Campbell Hall (North Hollywood, Calif.)Jaden Springer, IMG Academy
Jayson Tatum,
Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.)Jordan Walsh,
Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)Pacers (6)Kendall Brown,
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)Andrew Nembhard,
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)Jalen Smith,
Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.)Oscar Tshiebwe,
Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage, Pa.)Myles Turner,
Trinity (Euless, Texas)Jarace Walker, IMG Academy
Four-star prospects (27)
Timberwolves (9)Nickeil Alexander-Walker,
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)Jaylen Clark,
Etiwanda (Calif.)Mike Conley,
Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Ind.)Luka Garza,
Maret (Washington, D.C.)Jordan McLaughlin, Etiwanda
Leonard Miller,
Victory Rock Prep (Sarasota, Fla.)Josh Minott,
Saint Andrew's (Boca Raton, Fla.)Wendell Moore Jr.,
Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.)Monte Morris,
Beecher (Flint, Mich.)Mavericks (7)Alex Fudge,
Riverside (Jacksonville, Fla.)Daniel Gafford,
El Dorado (Ark.)Derrick Jones Jr.,
Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.)A.J. Lawson, GTA Prep (Ontario, Canada)
Markieff Morris,
Prep Charter (Philadelphia, Pa.)Dwight Powell, IMG Academy
Olivier-Maxence Prosper,
Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, Ill.)Celtics (6)Oshae Brissett, Findlay Prep
Sam Hauser,
Stevens Point (Wis.)Al Horford,
Grand Ledge (Mich.)Svi Mykhailiuk, Ukraine
Payton Pritchard,
West Linn (Ore.)Xavier Tillman,
Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.)Pacers (5)Isaiah Jackson,
Mott (Waterford, Mich.)James Johnson,
East (Cheyenne, Wyo.)Bennedict Mathurin, NBA Academy Latin America
Aaron Nesmith,
Porter-Gaud (Charleston, S.C.)Isaiah Wong,
Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill, Pa.)Three-star prospects (7)
Pacers (4)Tyrese Haliburton,
Oshkosh North (Oshkosh, Wis.)Quenton Jackson,
Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)T.J. McConnell,
Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville, Pa.)Doug McDermott,
Ames (Iowa)Celtics (2)Luke Kornet,
Liberty Christian (Argyle, Texas)Drew Peterson,
LibertyvilleMavericks (1)Tim Hardaway Jr.,
Palmetto (Miami, Fla.)Unrated (10)
Pacers (3)
Ben Sheppard,
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Ga.)Pascal Siakam,
God's Academy (Lake Dallas, Texas)Obi Toppin,
Mt. Zion Prep Academy (Lanham, Md.)
Celtics (3)Kristaps Porzingis, Latvia
Neemias Queta, Portugal
Derrick White,
Legend (Parker, Colo.)Mavericks (3)Luka Doncic, Slovenia
Dante Exum, Australia
Maxi Kleber, Germany
Timberwolves (1)Rudy Gobert, France