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I’ve seen some fans and analyst be wary of Boozer because of past production from Duke guys that didn’t pan out in the league like Mavin Bagley or Jahlil Okafor. Boozer is a far different player from both of those guys. He’s more polished than Bagley, and more mobile than Okafor. He’s a better playmaker than both of them, and while he’s not a shotblocker, has good defensive instincts. If you were to compare him to any former Duke big man, Paolo Banchero would be a closer comparison, but Boozer has been better in every category than Banchero was in college. I do think Boozer would need to be built around a little more differently than some of these other guys, but I think any team drafting him will end up with a #1 option they can rely on.

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