Coach K knows Okafor will be 1 and done
Brian Spurlock / USA TODAY Sports
Mike Krzyzewski knows a surefire NBA talent when he sees one, so he's being realistic about how long he'll get to coach Duke's freshman big man Jahlil Okafor.
"We won't have him long," Krzyzewski said Wednesday in a speech to the Durham Sports Club. "We'll have him this year and then he'll be one of the top picks."
"He's got incredible touch and really good feet," Krzyzewski added.
Okafor is considered the favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in June's NBA draft.
Krzyzewski is no stranger to one-and-done players, as Kyrie Irving, Austin Rivers and Jabari Parker have all jumped to the NBA after one season at Duke in recent years.
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