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Figuring out Duke basketball’s frontcourt this season

Duke basketball staff (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Each Duke basketball big has weapons, but will any be elite post presences?

For the first time since the 2016-17 season, Duke basketball will be without a top-ranked frontcourt player expected to be a major offensive contributor. Duke went from Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter Jr. to Zion Williamson to Vernon Carey Jr. All of these guys were highly rated and NBA-ready big men coming into college.

Another year of Duke basketball also means another year of roster turnover. It does not appear that Duke has a lottery-pick-caliber player in its frontcourt.