Three weeks ago, Max Christie received a Duke basketball offer. Three weeks later, among the Blue Devils’ 2021 targets, the 6-foot-6, 175-pound five-star appears the closest to a sure-thing future Duke pledge.
First and foremost, Christie hails from the Chicago area, the birthplace of Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and a breeding ground for Blue Devils over the years. Chicagoans Jahlil Okafor and Jabari Parker are the high-profile examples of late, but associate head coach Jon Scheyer serves as the most important example when speaking of Christie’s recruitment.