
King Raymond earned MVP honors for the Balling Eagles, and the case starts with what he stacked up: three Player-of-the-Game awards across the bracket, a scoring rank second in the entire field, and a championship at the end of it.
Over 5 games, Raymond averaged 14.2 points and finished with 71 on the tournament, hitting 6 threes along the way. He led his own team in scoring while the Eagles worked toward the title.
The signature work came in clusters. Against the FCA Stars, Raymond poured in 22 points with a three and walked off with Player of the Game. He followed that with 20 points and a pair of threes versus CC Elite 2032, claiming the honor again. Then came 17 points and two more threes against FCA Stars (Carolina) for a third Player-of-the-Game nod. The rest of the slate filled in around those three benchmark outings.
That is the heart of the argument. Raymond ranked second in scoring across the field, drained 6 threes, and led the Eagles in points every step of the way. Three coaches across three games pointed to him as the difference, a rare run of recognition for one player in a single bracket. It was an MVP case built on a high tournament average, sustained production, and three Player-of-the-Game honors.
And it ended where these cases are supposed to end. The Eagles won the title, with Raymond their leading scorer through all 5 games. The run was the resume. The hardware confirmed it.
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