Three most important Duke basketball players for 2020-2021 success

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Three Duke basketball players stand out as crucial to cutting nets in 2021.

“So close, no matter how far” — Metallica said it, and they weren’t lying. The 2020-2021 Duke basketball season is at this moment set to happen.

Lord only knows if that will remain the case, but with ACC football gearing up to kick off its season here in a few weeks, it seems maybe we can dare to dream. Dream for hoops. Dream for glory. Dream for Cameron Indoor. And most importantly, dream for a sixth banner.

If Duke is to make Blue Devil diehards’ dreams come true, the whole team must come together to become a trademark unstoppable force that we have come to expect from our guys. Within the framework of the whole team, however, I believe that three players must step up and be the engine that makes this bad boy run.

I don’t think this will quite be the Zion, RJ, and Cam show that we witnessed two years ago, but it is safe to assume that these three young men must have a big year for this to be a banner year.

Without further ado, let’s get to the dudes…