SQUEEZE the ORANGE.....Where are they now?....a few 2003 BIG MAC'S.....KING JAMES is still #1 but who else in the 2003 Class is getting it in....in the LOGO.

The 2003 McDonald's All-American Team was a highly-touted bunch that has made their mark on the Logo and of course most notably on King James of Akron, Ohio.

Let's run through a quick check list of a few Big Mac's to see what they are doing now since it has been almost a decade.

Where are the now?...and What are you doing?....sponsored by you might be surprised who is on the list and who went straight to the Logo and flopped.

1. King James Cavs/Heat....Best Player on the Planet and has lived up to his "Chosen One" moniker

2. Luol Deng Bulls...played 1 year at Duke the #9 Overall in the 2004 NBA Draft

3. Shannon Brown Cavs/Bulls/Bobcats/Lakers/Suns...played 3 years at Michigan State and found his niche with the Lakeshow from famed Maywood, Illinois Proviso East HS...Home to Doc Rivers and Michael Finley among others

4. Ndudi Edi T'Wolves (BUST)...from Houston Texas straight to the Pros and McHale and Flip wish they had that pick back.....did nothing in Twin Cities

5. Kendrick Perkins Celtics/Thunder...Perk came straight out of High School and the C's waited on him and the wait has proved to be worth it. Played Head to Head in the 2002 State Championship against Chris Bosh and Dallas Lincoln HS and Perk was at Beaumont, Texas Clifton J. Ozen HS....Bosh beat him up good in that game.....the Bluedude was there

6. Chris Paul Hornets/Clippers...CP3 is one of the best point Gods in the Logo. He spent 2 years at Wake Forest under the Late Great Coach Skip Prosser. A Jordan Brand Endorsee CP3 once scored 61 in a HS Game to honor his late Grandfather that was gunned down at the gas Station he owned.

7. Brian Butch...played at Wisconsin descent player and almost went to play for UNC Chapel Hill...rumored to get scared on his visit looking in the Rafters

8. Leon Powe....Celtics...the Powe Show at Oakland Tech HS was better than the NBA Warriors at the time. Powe was part of the 2007-08 Celtics Championship. A Really good player at Cal Berkeley under Coach Ben Braun.

9. Kris Humphries....Jazz/Nets/Raptors/Mavs yes that KH that got dumped by Kim K...and one of the best players in the State of Minnesota ever from a Scholastic Standpoint. A Really good Rebounder and Glue guy that will command some cash this Summer on the Market. Played College at Minnesota for the Gophers and was Freshman of the Year and one and done.

10. Von Wafer...Played at Florida State and from the State of Texas. Has played with a few NBA Teams. Still in the league with the Orlando Magic.

11. Brandon Bass Top player from Baton Rouge, LA Capitol HS....played for the Hornets, Mavs, Magic, and now Celtics. A Professionals Professional. Low Maintenance.

12. Charlie Villanueva...UCONN one and done and he was a HS Teammate of #2 Man on this List Luol Deng of Blair Academy NJ. Deng went onto Duke. Villanueva now plays for the Pistons but was drafted by the Bucks.        

13.  Aaron Brooks played at Oregon and another Piece from the Seattle Washington HS Scene which is 5-Star when it comes to the Orange. Brooks played at Seattle Franklin HS the same HS that produced the JET..Jason Terry of the Mavericks. Played in China last season but the Suns will be waiting on him.

Just a few of the Big Names in that 2003 McDonald's All-American Class. Of course James was the Mea; Ticket but Deng, CP3, Villanueva, Humps, Perk, and Brown have done well enough to say they played in the Logo and did some things.  The Others....sometimes there are Lessons to be learned and making the McDonald's All-American List means a hill of Beans trying to make noise in the logo.