Two weeks ago, Ball Durham told Duke basketball fans to “be on the lookout for the Blue Devils’ 2021 class to have its first pledge by Christmas” and pointed to Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) five-star small forward A.J. Griffin as the top candidate.
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Two weeks later, Christmas arrived early when Griffin announced his commitment somewhat out of the blue — though the No. 8 prospect on the 247Sports 2021 Composite had been in attendance at Duke’s Countdown to Craziness on Oct. 18.