Take the shoulders of Shelden Williams, add the touch around the basket of Elton Brand, throw in the outside shot of Christian Laettner, and finish it off with the footwork of Carlos Boozer; the resulting concoction could be the next great big man for the Duke basketball program.
Vernon Carey Jr. is listed by some as a power forward and as a center by others. No matter the spot a coach decides to use him, though, the 6-foot-10, 275-pound bruiser is likely to dictate what happens in the paint during any game he plays.
He actually looks more like a heavyweight fighter than a basketball player.