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Tipoff: Breaking down the top-10 wings in the nation

The college basketball season officially starts in just more than two weeks, and our beat writer is still breaking down the best players in the country. This week it's 10 of the best wings:

1. R.J. Barrett, Duke

The consensus No. 1 player in the 2018 class is already the likely No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. His dominance in the FIBA U19 World Cup — beating the U.S. in the semifinals and leading Canada to a gold — bodes well for his freshman year.

2. Tyus Battle, Syracuse

Battle returned to the Orange for another season even though he could have been at worst an early second-round NBA draft pick this summer.