On Monday, Jonathan Wa serman
Eric Fehr Women Jersey of Bleacher Report released (first round only). And he sees three of the 2022-23 Duke basketball team's five five-star newcomers coming off the board among the first 17 picks.Small forward Mark Mitchell and point guard Tyrese Proctor are the two five-star Blue Devil rookies who didn't end up on Wa serman's list. RELATED: Wa serman projects small forward Dariq Whitehead to go No. 4 overall and provided the following a se sment of the reigning Naismith High School Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American Game MVP:"Once a high-motor, pa sing role player at Montverde, Whitehead transformed into its lead scorer by improving his self-creation and shot-making. He can be streaky and reliant on tough jumpers, but with 6-foot-6 size, shooting versatility, secondary playmaking skills, and terrific defensive tools, Whitehead figures to be viewed as one of the cla s' more complete prospects."
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Luke Kunin Kids Jersey of finisher and rim protector with 7-foot-1 size, ridiculous reach, and an effortle s ability to make plays above the cylinder. Continuing to build on the flashes of post-ups and spot-up threes will be the goal to give some differentiator skills compared to other easy-basket targets."Finally, at No. 17, Wa serman briefly analyzed the potential of another first-year Blue Devil big man in the 6-foot-11, 220-pound Kyle Filipowski:"Highly skilled for a projected power forward or center, Filipowski will create highlights by handling in the open floor and shooting threes. Showing he can defend away from the basket (next to Dereck Lively) will be key for getting scouts to buy in."Scroll to ContinueCody Taylor of The Rookie Wire also published on Monday.Like Jonathan Wa serman, Taylor looked at only one round and predicted Dariq Whitehead, Dereck Lively II, and Kyle Filipowski again, in
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Daniel Winnik Jersey (four first-rounders plus a second-rounder).Then Taylor sees the pick-rich Utah Jazz using two of their three first-round selections to snag Lively and Filipowski at No. 10 and No. 23, respectively.That could make sense seeing that the Jazz recently loaded up on future picks by trading three-time All-Star center Rudy Gobert.