The fact Michael Savarino begins his Duke basketball career as a freshman walk-on guard next season logically means the career of the man he calls “Poppy” is likely to extend three or four more seasons.
If only three, then Savarino’s legend for a grandpa, Mike Krzyzewski, in what would be his farewell campaign, could have an opportunity to coach a potential legend of the game: Patrick Baldwin Jr.
Based on Baldwin Jr.’s progression through his sophomore year in high school and the number of heads he routinely forces to turn, the only way for the Blue Devils to be national champions in 2022 may be to have his services in Durham — for what will likely be his lone year in college before potentially becoming that year’s No.