When Justise Winslow declared for the NBA Draft in April 2015, he earned an endorsement so many basketball professionals hope to attain.
Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski supported the thought that Winslow (and for the record fellow 2015 draftee Jahlil Okafor) had the makings of NBA elites.
“Jah and Justise have a chance to be stars, really,” he told ABC News. “They really do.”
Winslow’s NBA career with the Miami Heat thus far has existed in relative anonymity.
2015 All-Rookie Second Team has been his highest honor, though he’s slotted in nicely into Miami’s patented culture.