Player Focus: Laurence Nathan (’24) – Carver High School (New Orleans, LA)

January 8, 2024

Twitter: @bamtoshifty

Prospect Film: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17108429/Laurence-Nathan

Recruitment Status: Open

Laurence Nathan (’24) is a 6-2 Guard prospect from Carver High School located in New Orleans, LA

Laurence Nathan possesses elite mid-range scoring ability, a high basketball I.Q, and is an excellent ball handler with great court vision.  Nathan is an excellent decision maker that possesses the ability to easily get to the rim and is a next level distributor/facilitator that has the ability to easily stop on the dime to get his shot off.  Laurence Nathan is an elite pull up scorer that does a good job of getting downhill and is a tough perimeter defender that can effectively defend on/off the ball.  Nathan always plays under control at a good pace, does not allow the defender to speed him up, and rebounds the ball well from the guard position.  Laurence Nathan puts others in position to contribute, possesses excellent leadership, a dynamic work ethic, and is a clutch performer that is not scared of having the ball in big moments down the stretch.  Nathan possesses a quick and shifty first step, plays with an excellent level of patience, and allows the game to come to him.  Laurence Nathan shoots the ball well from behind the 3-point line and does a great job of taking what the defense gives him.

*Elite mid-range scoring ability

*High basketball I.Q.

*Excellent ball handler

*Great court vision

*Excellent decision maker

*Ability to easily get to the rim

*Next level distributor and facilitator

*Ability to easily stop on the dime to get his shot off

*Excellent pull-up scoring ability

*Does a great job of getting down hill

*Tough perimeter defender that effectively defends on/off the ball

*Plays under control and at a good pace

*Does not get sped up

*Rebounds the ball well from the guard position