Duke basketball champ picks perfect name for unborn son

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A Duke basketball great and his wife are expecting a son with a great name.

In 1980, Louisville wouldn’t have won its national championship in Indianapolis without the help of a high-scoring guard named Derek Smith. Tragically, he died of a heart attack in 1996, at the age of 34, while on a cruise with his family, including a 6-year-old son at the time who would one day become “The People’s Champ” for Duke basketball.

In 2010, Duke wouldn’t have won its national championship in Indianapolis without the help of said champ, a high-scoring guard named Nolan Smith. Yes, incredibly, 30 years after the dad had cut down nets in Indianapolis, the…