It wasn’t supposed to be Elton Brand. Chris Burgess was the guy who was supposed to be the big man revelation when both came to Duke in 1997.
It didn't take long to realize that it was Brand. The burly New Yorker made it clear early on that he was going to start for Duke and it didn’t take long for him to show that he was also exceptional. At 6-9 and about 250, Brand could overpower opponents, and he had a nice mean streak, but there was a lot more to his game.
For a guy of his size, Brand was pretty nimble.