I think Darren Harris would be a starter or at least a key rotation piece on the vast majority of college basketball teams. And I hope he plays enough to want to come back to Duke as a junior. But it's hard to see him playing ahead of any of our other five perimeter options in 2025-26. Evans we've discussed ad nauseum, but I'll be shocked if he's not a starter. Same with Sarr. Khamenia seems very Knueppel-like and appears to be one of those guys that help teams win, plus him making the U19s portends good things for him. Again, hard to see Harris playing ahead of him. As Azzefkram points out, Cayden has a special bond with our best player, plus he's our only true PG, if that sort of thing matters. I strongly suspect people have been underselling him. And Foster is our most experienced player plus we're all hoping he's the second coming of junior Nolan Smith. Assuming that's a bit hyperbolic, while I'll be a little surprised if Caleb starts more than a handful of games, and not at all surprised if he's our 8th man, I'll be very surprised if he's not a key rotation piece (and well ahead of Darren Harris).
It's just such a crowded perimeter, making it an uphill struggle for Harris. I know nobody believes it's possible, but I do hope Coach Scheyer tries something at least resembling a 9-man rotation. And who knows, maybe Wilkins will be good enough to crash the party too (though for the same reasons as Harris, I think that's unlikely). It's an embarrassment of riches, really. I think we're seriously underranked in most of the too-early top 25s.
