Duke has more players in the NBA than anyone except Kentucky and right now, with the arguable exception of Kyrie Irving, the best three are Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson of the New Orleans and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.
Tatum has been terrific this season but on Monday night, he went off, scoring 40 against the Toronto Raptors.
Tatum shot 11-19 from the floor, 5-8 from deep and 13-13 from the line. It’s early, but he’s a legitimate candidate for MVP.
Ingram may be too. He lit up Indiana for 31 and had four rebounds, eight assists and two blocks.