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DJ Steward stands out from the other Duke basketball rookies in one regard.
Needless to say, given his five-star prep rating, DJ Steward arrived on campus in August with loads of potential as a Duke basketball player and beyond.
Nevertheless, the official roster tags Steward with a 6-foot-2, 163-pound frame. Fair or not, that starts him out in the dime-a-dozen category for a combo guard, meaning NBA scouts won’t notice any “upside” without first seeing him play.
No worries. The here and now is his life in Durham, where he’ll likely be on the court often, right away, without his run-of-the-mill size hindering his ability to get his shot off or to defend other college guards; after all, generally speaking, they themselves will stand no more than a couple of inches taller than Steward.