The addition of Matthew Hurt to the 2019-20 Duke basketball roster would be the equivalent of adding butter to pancakes. Salt to french fries. Pepperonis to pizza.
Buckets to Blue Devils. Banners to rafters.
Assuming all four of Duke’s freshmen starters are NBA-bound after this season, Hurt represents the one necessary ingredient to give the Blue Devils legit title chances next season after hauling in what would be their fourth consecutive No. 1 recruiting class (would also mark five of the last six).
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Therefore, Duke fans’ championship visions for next season have been teased this week as a slew of recruiting experts have magnified visions of Duke inside the Crystal Ball for Hurt — triggered by the lead expert, 247Sports’ Evan Daniels, on Monday.