Does the *** rating result from poor level of competition or what?
ESPN (98th in the country) and 247 (115th in the country iirc) have him ranked as a 4*. However, the 247 composite has him ranked as a high 3*. The websites do not grade based off high school games instead using aau games. Anthony Lawrence played in the EYBL league which is the best amateur league in the country. 30 or so AAU teams are selected and play against each other. Hundreds of coaches in the gym every time there is a tournament.
Lawrence played for E1T1 which is Amare Stoudamare's squad. He played with Antonio Blakeney and Ben Simmons who are both top ten players in the country. He didn't overstep his boundaries and played his role to help his team win games. Tacko Fall (the 7'6 kid he dunked on) was also on that E1T1 team