Cooper Flagg is likely going to have a similar journey. He hasn't officially declared yet, but everyone expects him to leave the Duke basketball progeam after this season. Banchero expects him to be a special player going forward, and he recently recalled the first time that he saw Flagg play in-person.

Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the ACC’s player and rookie of the year, appeared to injure his left ankle Thursday during the top-ranked Blue Devils’ ACC tournament opener in Charlotte. Flagg came down awkwardly on the foot of Georgia Tech’s Baye Ndongo while pulling down a rebound late in the first half.

If the Duke Blue Devils want to be the No. 1 overall seed for next week’s NCAA Tournament, they need to convincingly win the ACC Tournament. That quest starts on Thursday.