Black Pearl Elite was last year’s runner-up, and it appears they took their loss in the championship to Tuff Fades personally, going undefeated for the first 7 weeks of the 9-week season. That’s not all they took, though. One of the most prominent names on Tuff Fades’ banner belongs to BPE’s not-so-secret weapon and week 7 Player of the Week, Montrezl Harrell.

Monsta Trezz had 33 points 14 rebounds and 3 assists in a dominant performance, showing off his size, strength, and determination to return to form after an injury last year against a Nationwide Souljas team that fought to the last. Harrell has been the snake’s head in all but one of the games he played in this summer, proving to be an unstoppable force in the paint and a willing shooter from three.

The BPE crew has wholeheartedly embraced Trezz, who said he had his reasons for not running with Elevate (the renamed 2023 Tuff Fades squad) this summer. Coach Lemar Gayle has advocated vociferously throughout the summer for an MVP berth, and even his teammates have taken up the drumbeat. As the last undefeated team this season, they’ve got a heck of an argument for taking everything they want this year – awards, titles, and Drew League history