Recruiting site Rivals has updated their
Top 150 for the Class of 2021, which comes a day after the update to the Class of 2020. It must be the update season. Rivals made no changes to its top 5 for the class, sticking with familiar faces. Duke commit AJ Griffin saw his position change, rising up 1 spot to #7 on the list.
Here's a look at a curated list of top players with a focus on Duke targets (change in parentheses, asterisk for players with an offer)
1. Jonathan Kuminga, 6'8" SF, NJ (no change)*
2. Paolo Banchero 6'9" PF (nc)*
3. Patrick Baldwin, Jr. 6'9" SF (nc)*
4. Chet Holmgren, 7'0" C (nc)
7. AJ Griffin, 6'6'" SF (+1)*
10. Kennedy Chandler, 6'0" PG (+1)*
15. Trevor Keels, 6'5" SG (+17)*
16. Max Christie, 6'5" SG (nc)*
24. Charles Bediako, 6'10" C (+29)*
The big rises for Keels and Bediako are interesting. I haven't seen them that high on other ratings. Both are in the 35-39 247Sports Composite, for example. Keels is a current teammate of Class of 2020 Commit Jeremy Roach. He is considered an elite shot maker, as is Max Christie.
I am not sure how serious the Duke staff is about Chet Holmgren, but it is clear that there has been communication in the past. He's the only one I've listed here that hasn't received an offer yet.