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Originally Posted by UNC41
Kids looking to be on the fast track to the NBA are going to Duke much more frequently than they had been. Over the past couple years you've had Irving, Rivers, Parker and now Okafor. Who was their last one-and-done before this decade ... Deng?
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Definitely seems like it. And, I'd have to imagine that thought process plays into it. When you're being endorsed by some of the NBA's most elite, it can't hurt you on the recruiting trail.
If I'm on the fence between three great programs with great coaches and one happens to be the head coach of team USA with above praise, that has to help.
That being said, those aren't the players who have brought home championships for Duke. Duke's success has always come from having a team together a while for the most part.