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Is Cassius Winston elite? He'll need to be for Michigan State to excel

Michigan State guard Joshua Langford speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in East Lansing. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press

Cassius Winston woke up Monday morning and learned he was one of the 50 players on the preseason watch list for the Naismith Award.

The one that goes to the best player in all of college basketball.

His tweet said it all.

“Unreal,” the Michigan State junior wrote, with a stunned-face emoji.

It should not come as a surprise to Winston that many people want to see what he will do this year without Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr.