With Hunter Dickinson back for his junior season, the need for a portal big in 2022-23 becomes much less pressing even though we still await the stay/go decision from Moussa Diabate. All that said, its difficult to imagine any situation where either of current Wolverine bigs are around for the 2023-2024 season. Assuming that to be true, 2022 signee Tarris Reed would be the only true scholarship center on the roster. Signing a big in 2023 is a priority, so let's take a look at the board coming off the second live evaluation period. Papa Kante Height/Weight: Listed at 6'10 and 225 pounds. Probably closer to a legit 6'8.5 - 6'9 and 215 - 220lbs. High School/AAU: South Kent School (CT)/Nike EYBL New York Renaissance (NY) Weekend Performance: Seems like other evaluators agree with my assessment concerning Kante's impressive switchability given his size + length. Received praise for his interior presence and agility for his weekend outing at the KYDA Invitational in Scranton, PA. Mainstream Ranking: 4-star/125 - 135 Overall EM Ranking/Evaluation: Projects to have the impact of a 70 - 100 level prospect based on what I've viewed live so far. Superb defender with good agility and length that is switchable on the perimeter. Should be ready to contribute defensively from the day he steps foot on a college campus based on his defensive instincts in tandem with the size + movement. Offense is essentially limited to offensive putbacks and finishing dumpoffs created by guards at this stage of development. Displays some ability to face-up off the bounce with his South Kent HS team in addition to flashes of perimeter shotmaking, but that isn't the case on the EYBL circuit. Recruitment: Nothing has changed here. Papa will take an official visit to Michigan on June 14th, along with 2023 wing offer Gavin Griffiths. Michigan is in very good position here, if not the outright leader. If the visit goes as well as I anticipate, a commitment may not be out of the question. Zayden High Height/Weight: Listed at 6'7-6'9/185-225. He's a legit 6'8-6'9 and 210 pounds at minimum. High School/AAU: San Antonio Smithson Valley HS (TX)/Nike EYBL JL3 Elite (TX) Weekend Performance: Nothing to note here, as JL3 played in a local tournament and the competition wasn't all that great. Mainstream Ranking: Now #37 overall to ESPN/#142 Composite (247) EM Ranking/Evaluation: Projected impact resembles that of a top-50 prospect. Potent perimeter shotmaker off the catch or the bounce. Good playmaker/secondary shot-creator for a big with good ball-skills. Not a great athlete, so struggles to finish at the rim in traffic based on lack of lift/twitchiness. Does a good job of protecting the rim at this level, but probably more of a secondary rim protector at the college level based on his size/length/athleticism. Projects to be a good, multi-year college player that can play the PF or C spot based on matchup. Recruitment: The competition is heavy, as Zayden is in full blow-up mode. Since calling him my 2022 version of Kyle Filipowski a month ago, High has been offered by Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Creighton, TCU, Kansas State, Texas A&M and Colorado. North Carolina is now poking-around as well. Will transfer to Arizona Compass Prep for senior season. This is a big-boy recruitment with a kid from Texas, so the odds probably aren't favorable, and probably less favorable now that Arizona Compass is in the picture. But it may not matter much with the way things are trending with Kante. [Hit THE JUMP for a thorough evaluation of Xavier Booker]