At 24 years old, Chris Duarte is by far the oldest player in the 2021 NBA draft. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Duarte moved to New York for his final two years of high school. He played two seasons at Northwest Florida State before transferring to Oregon in 2019.
On a recent edition of the HoopsHype podcast, Duarte was asked where he feels his draft range is. He responded:
A lottery pick. I don’t care about what anybody says. I’m a lottery pick. They keep talking about my age.