Ball Durham
September 4, 2020
The mere dispute over who is No. 1 highlights Duke basketball’s 2021 reign.
A few months back, Bleacher Report lead NBA scout Jonathan Wasserman argued that Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) small forward AJ Griffin might be the top longterm prospect in his class. In other words, the first 2021 Duke basketball commit’s game could translate to the NBA better than that of any other rising senior.
This week, 247Sports director of basketball scouting Jerry Meyer asserted that O’Dea (Wash.) power forward Paolo Banchero instead deserves the No. 1 billing, pointing out his advantages over two specific undecideds in Hamilton (Wis.) small forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Minnehaha (Minn.) center Chet Holmgren.