After the Hoop Summit in Portland, the former Barcelona preferred the Blue Devils college to Kansas and Illinois: “My goal remains the NBA and I don’t think there is a better place than this to prepare myself”

Simone Sandri

May 22 – 21:42 – New Yok (United States)

In the end Dame Sarr chose Duke. After an excellent Hoop Summit in Portland in April, closed with 17 points and four rebounds, the blue had become the object of the desire of several first -rate colleges and at the same time a potential NBA prospectus. With his entourage, the player born in Oderzo in the province of Treviso had also flirted with the idea of ​​declaring himself at the June NBA draft, a project then put in the drawer to opt for Basket Ncaa. Kansas, Illinois and Duke seemed in the front row in the racing at the oramai former Barcelona player, also thanks to the possibility of offering him a truly substantial figure as a “nil” contract, which should be around two million dollars.

Dame Sarr in Duke as a banquer

In the end, therefore Sarr decided to accept the Blue Devils proposal by entering not only of a historical university who gave many players to the National Basketball Association, but also of a decidedly talented group capable of aiming at the title in the next season. “Duke is the team I dreamed of – he tells a Espn The 18 -year -old Dame Sarr -, such an opportunity I could not let it escape. My goal remains that of the NBA and I don’t think there is a better place than Duke to prepare for that type of basketball “.



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