It wasn’t James Harden, Eddie House or Byron Scott. It wasn’t a consensus five-recruit, a common prerequisite for decisions like these.
Arizona State likely sent off its first one-and-done athlete on Tuesday afternoon. His name was Luguentz Dort, a physically-gifted, defensive-minded gem that Bobby Hurley stole from the mountain ranges of Quebec.
Even Dort — whose plan is to “be all-in” the NBA Draft process — initially didn’t see it coming.
“When I first got to ASU, I didn’t expect to be a one-and-done,” he told ESPN.