As presently constituted, the New Orleans Pelicans have five former Duke players on their roster. In fact, the quintet could actually constitute a credible lineup; Jahlil Okafor at center, Zion Williamson at power forward, Brandon Ingram at small forward, J.J. Redick at shooting guard and Frank Jackson at point guard.
And don’t forget new general manager, Trajan Langdon, a pretty good Blue Devil player only two decades ago.
The group had distinguished careers at Duke. Redick and Williamson were national players of the year. Redick, Okafor and Williamson were ACC players of the year and first-team All-Americans.