"Jalen Green?": Hoops fans react to 5-star freshman Adan Diggs' impressive performance

Class of 2028 prospect Adan Diggs delivered an outstanding performance on Thursday, leading Williams Field Black Hawks (Gilbert, AZ) to a 63-54 victory over Chandler Wolves (Chandler, AZ) with a 30-point effort.

The 6-foot-4 combo guard, who also plays club basketball for Sneaker Steal, showcased his skills by effortlessly dribbling past defenders and sinking difficult shots.

Highlights of Diggs' impressive game against the Wolves were shared by 'Ballislife.'

"Adan Diggs GOES OFF for a 30pc!! 🔥🎒Who’s does he remind you of? @adandiggs.8," the post was captioned.

The fans gave their opinion on which player Diggs reminds them of.

Hoops fans react to 5-star freshman Adan Diggs' impressive performance (IG/ballislife)

"Jalen Green?🤷🏾‍♂️," a fan commented.

A fan compared Diggs with nine-time NBA All-Star Paul George.

Another fan compared with the 2022 NBA champion.

"I see Jordan Poole when there’s Huss🥱."

"James Harden," a fan said.

Some fans have compared his skills to those of NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

"the dribbling, the shooting, the blocking and most importantly THE PASSION??? man seems like a little KOBE BRYANT. I searched him up and he's in 9th grade? 😂 man put him up against bigger players already, he's like Gilbert younger son," a fan said that Diggs reminded him of Kobe Bryant and also compared him with Aloni Arenas.

"That between the leg drive looked like a young Kobe," one said

"Am I crazy for saying Harden?" a fan wrote.

Adan Diggs names his NBA idols

During the USA Basketball Junior National Team Minicamp in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in October, Diggs was interviewed by Pro Insights.

Diggs named eight-time NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving and two-time All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the point guards he likes in the league.

He also talked about the schools he would like to go to.

"Texas, for sure. I really like Texas and obviously the big blue blood schools like Duke," Diggs said.

Class of 2028 prospect Adan Diggs has already received nine scholarship offers, according to 247Sports. Arizona State, California, Creighton, LSU, Maryland, UMass, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia have all extended offers.

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Pranav Khatri is a high school sports journalist at Sportskeeda with a Master's in Sports Management and five years of experience in the field working with InsideSport, EssentiallySports, TwelfthManTimes, SportSavour, GeeksforGeeks.

Pranav is a football and basketball fan, and played both in college. He got into basketball and became a Dallas Mavericks fan due to Dirk Nowitzki's loyalty. His favorite NBA moment was Dallas defeating winning the championship, and their journey to the finals through the Lakers and OKC.

When not watching or writing about sports, Pranav runs a fashion jewelry business.

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Edited by Ribin Peter