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Duke basketball freshman lacking major hype after summer workouts

Dame Sarr was the last piece to the puzzle of the Duke basketball offseason.

After much debate about how the team was going to fill that final key scholarship, it was Sarr who reemerged as a top contender to join the Blue Devils after his recruitment swayed between Duke and Kansas.

While Sarr brings a decorated international career to Durham and expectations of being a first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, there has been a lack of buzz surrounding him after the team ended its summer workouts last week.

Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Cayden Boozer, and others are gathering the most headlines entering the 2025-26 season, leaving questions about how much of an impact Dame Sarr can have this year.