While other prominent high school basketball recruits eat up the national spotlight and the celebrity life that comes with being an athlete, McDaniels actually shies away from it. It’s not that he’s arrogant and/or thinks too highly of himself, it’s just simply not his scene.
Despite being a consensus top-ten prospect, standing 6-foot-10 with elite guard skills, and drawing regular comparisons to NBA superstar Kevin Durant, McDaniels just likes being a “normal” kid.
And at the McDonald’s All-American Game festivities this week, he’s putting that on full display.
At practices, he laces up his sneakers and just goes to work.