If not for the aggression of Vernon Carey Jr. down low last season, the Duke basketball team might've doubled its five losses. Yet for some reason, the 6-foot-10, 270-pound center can't shake the "uninspired" tag that attached to him before arriving in Durham as the No. 6 prospect on the 247Sports 2019 Composite.
Of the six Blue Devils who've snagged any National Freshman of the Year hardware this century — each left Duke after one year — Carey Jr. is sure to fall farthest in a draft. Luol Deng, Jabari Parker, Jahlil Okafor, Marvin Bagley III, and Zion Williamson went No.