With the season over, attention begins to turn to the NBA Draft and how the order will work out.
This is frequently of interest to Duke fans since Blue Devils typically go high, and this year looks like no exception as Cameron Boozer will be off the board early.
But how early?
That depends on a lot of things, not least of all how the draft lottery works out, but here are some hot takes from fairly knowledgeable people.
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Stephen Noh – to Brooklyn with the #2 pick.
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Adam Finkelstein – to Brooklyn with the #3 pick.
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Bryan Kalbrosky – to Indiana with the #2 pick.
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Jeremy Woo – to Indiana with the #3 pick.
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Ricky O’Donnell – to Washington with the #1 pick.
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Jonathan Wasserman – to Brooklyn with the #3 pick.
Here’s what O’Donnell had to say about Boozer’s prospects: “Boozer is my No. 1 prospect because he was obviously the best player in the country this year, he’s the youngest of the big three, he has the strongest feel for the game, and the best offensive versatility. I don’t understand the skepticism about his upside as he goes to the next level. All he does is impact winning to the highest degree. I really like his fit in Washington with a mobile defensive center in Alex Sarr.”
The season is not yet over, but the lottery teams, as of now, are Washington, Indiana, Brooklyn, Utah, Sacramento, Memphis, Dallas, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Chicago, Golden State, Miami, and Charlotte.
Of those, we’d love to see him with Dallas, Miami, or Charlotte. Dallas seems obvious: they could put out a complete Duke front line. Cooper Flagg, Dereck Lively, and Boozer would be fun for Blue Devil fans, but also really good.
He’d be a great fit with Miami’s culture as well. And with the Hornets, he’d fit right in with that team’s current mentality.
But none of those are where we’d really like to see him. The perfect spot for Boozer, in our opinion, would be San Antonio. They could really use a power forward like Boozer, and he and Victor Wembanyama would form a great partnership.
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