Duke lands four-star forward Asa Montgomery
Asa Montgomery, the No. 14 player in the 2027 class and a four-star forward, committed to Duke on Wednesday, turning down LSU, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and UConn. He is the third member of the class and lifted the programme to the top of the 2027 rankings.
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Duke garantiu nesta quarta-feira o 14º jogador do ciclo de recrutamento de 2027, quando o ala quatro estrelas Asa Montgomery se comprometeu com os Blue Devils.
Montgomery, de Power Springs, na Geórgia, é o quarto melhor ala pequeno da turma e escolheu Duke em vez de LSU, Georgia Tech, North Carolina e UConn. Ele fez visitas oficiais aos cinco finalistas, com Duke recebendo a última, no fim de semana de 2 e 3 de outubro.
Ele se torna o terceiro membro da turma, junto de Luke Paul, da Austrália, e Kager Knueppel, cujo irmão Kon foi astro de Duke e hoje joga pelo Charlotte Hornets. A chegada de um ala de 6 pés e 7 polegadas levou os Blue Devils à frente de LSU, Indiana, Missouri, UConn e Houston no topo do ranking de equipes de 2027 do 247Sports.
Isso virou norma sob Jon Scheyer, que assumiu na temporada 2022-23: Duke terminou com uma turma entre as duas melhores todos os anos desde então, três campanhas seguidas com a turma mais bem ranqueada, e está no caminho de repetir.
Adam Finkelstein, diretor de recrutamento do 247Sports, gosta do que vê. “Ele tem bons instintos dos dois lados da quadra e faro para a bola na defesa”, disse. “Mesmo em competições da FIBA, mostrou capacidade de tocar em muitas bolas, pegar rebotes o suficiente para encarar os alas de força adversários e ser trocável na marcação. O que empolga em Montgomery é que ele mostra disposição e capacidade de fazer as ‘pequenas coisas’ que o ajudarão a entrar em quadra de imediato no nível seguinte, mas também tem um teto claro.”
Quando ele chegar, na próxima temporada, um rosto conhecido pode estar esperando: Montgomery jogou na Seleção Masculina Sub-17 dos Estados Unidos que venceu a Sérvia no meio do ano, ao lado do calouro de Duke Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. O ala não é elegível ao Draft da NBA de 2027 pela regra de idade da liga, então duas temporadas universitárias vêm primeiro.
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