Mike Krzyzewski Admits Top Recruit Jahlil Okafor Will Be “One and Done”
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Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It is no secret that Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor will be one of the hottest commodities next June when the NBA Draft rolls around, which is why Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski says he will likely play just one season in Durham.
“We won’t have him long,” Krzyzewski said. “We’ll have him this year and then he’ll be one of the top [NBA] picks.”
Many NBA draft experts have already penciled in Okafor as a top pick, if not the best prospect coming out of college this year.
“He’s really one of the great kids,” Krzyzewski said. “He’s 6-10, about 265. He has huge hands. So the ball is small in his hands. Part of that hurts him some because he’s accustomed to rebounding with one hand, and rebounding is better with two hands. But scoring-wise he’s able to do it. He’s got incredible touch and really good feet.”
Some recent “one and done” Duke players include Kyrie Irving (drafted first overall in 2011), Austin Rivers (drafted tenth overall in 2012), and Jabari Parker (drafted second overall in 2014).
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