Published on August 16, 2023 at slamonline.com.
Growing up in the Franklin Lakes township of New Jersey, Dylan Harper had to power through numerous tough-love battles on the concrete courtesy of his older brother and Toronto Raptors two-way forward Ron Harper Jr.
Sitting inside SLAM’s video studio about 30 miles outside of his hometown, Harper is draped in his crimson red Don Bosco Prep uniform tapered with silver piping. He interjects our discussion about his childhood to set the record straight.
“A lot of fouling on his part. A lot of fouling. Right when I’m about to win, always some fouling. He’s always cheating bro. We’re not going to be on that,” the youngest of the Harper clan tells us jokingly.
The No. 1 ranked player in the Class of 2024 has since grown to appreciate the arguments and bruises, “that really made me tougher.” And his recent summer schedule has shown that the 17-year-old has been battle-tested for the biggest and brightest stages. (READ THE FULL STORY HERE.)