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Duke's Justise Winslow hurdles opponent while blocking his shot

The most impressive aspect of Justise Winslow's stat sheet-stuffing performance against Stanford on Saturday night wasn't his 14 points, his nine rebounds or his four assists.

It was what happened after his lone blocked shot.

Stanford's Chasson Randle had drawn contact from Duke's Quinn Cook in transition and was attempting to turn that into a 3-point play when Winslow soared in and swatted the flip shot away. The 6-foot-6 freshman actually got so high in the air that he ended up hurdling the 6-foot-1 Randle altogether on his way back to earth.

It's that sort of athleticism combined with better-than-advertised skill that makes Winslow a potential lottery pick in next June's NBA draft. Winslow attacks off the dribble, finishes at the rim, capably defends at least four positions and is a terror on the glass. All that's truly missing from his game is a reliable jump shot, and he showed signs of progress in that area too Saturday night by knocking down a pair of threes.

If Jahlil Okafor was hailed as the missing piece for a Duke team that lacked any semblance of a true center last season, Winslow may be spoken about the same way before too long. He gives the Blue Devils, the tough, athletic, defensive-minded wing that they didn't have last year, and he's a better scorer than many realized too.

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