Just by landing Hamilton (Wis.) small forward Patrick Baldwin Jr., the Duke basketball coaches would enjoy yet another elite recruiting class. The five-star, who plans to pick a college sometime before the November signing period, would add to the commitment last November from Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) five-star small forward AJ Griffin, thereby ensuring the Blue Devils at least two of the top seven recruits on the 247Sports 2021 Composite.
Even if Mike Krzyzewski and his assistants had to fill in the remaining gaps with mediocre pieces — the class likely needs to be no less than four deep — the dynamite combo of Griffin and Baldwin Jr.