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Duke Basketball: How does Javin DeLaurier fit into the Duke offense

In 2017, Duke had one of the bigger teams in the country, with Wendell Carter Jr., and Marvin Bagley III manning the paint. The Blue Devils grabbed 37.5 percent of available offensive rebounds, which was tied for first in the country with Cincinnati.

Although the Blue Devils will have a smaller front-court in 2019, they could potentially be a good offensive rebounding team once again, with Javin DeLaurier back for his third season.

But, what will his role be for the Blue Devils this season?

DeLaurier played just a little over 13 minutes per game last season, but in those limited minutes, his offensive rebounding percentage was a little under 15 percent (14.