March Madness has been the primary stage for NBA Draft prospect over the past few weeks. But with games on hiatus until Saturday, a huge contingent of NBA scouts and GMs traveled to Chicago this week to attend the practices for the McDonald's All-American game.
Yes, they are already on the hunt for the top player for the 2012 NBA Draft and many came away convinced that they found him.
Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-10, 200 pound forward from Chicago has been the talk of the town for months. But at the McDonald's game -- both in practices and in the game itself -- he solidified his spot as the guy to beat for the No. 1 spot in the draft in 2012.
To read up on what makes Davis so special, get notes on the NBA potential of other McDonald's players and see which current NCAA underclassmen are leaning towards the draft, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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