It was a brief period of time that RJ Barrett got to spend with Zion Williamson at Duke, one season in which they entered as two of the highest-rated recruits in college basketball and left with some disappointments on the court, but still regarded as two of the best players entering the draft.
That played out when Williamson was selected first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans and Barrett went two spots later at No. 3 overall to the Knicks. Now, two years after they finished off their final game at Duke, they were on the court in a regular-season game against each other Wednesday night.