[autotag]Sion James[/autotag] might be the most anticipated member of Duke’s incoming transfer players after his four-season run with the Tulane Green Wave. The 6-foot-6 guard boasts a physicality and athleticism uncommon to the game of basketball, and he visually just looked like a different tier of athlete from his fellow Blue Devils during the first scrimmage footage out of Durham.
He also spent the past few days at the Chris Paul Elite Camp alongside some of the best guards at both the collegiate and high school levels, and one NBA scout noticed the same strengths there.
“James brought outlier strength and physicality,” Draft Express’s Jon Chepkevich wrote on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter). “The Swiss Army knife transfer via Tulane uses his powerful frame to his advantage as a finisher through contact. Absolute freight train when he gets downhill.”
Chepkevich paired the takeaway with some highlights of James’ performance during the camp.
Duke’s Sion James brought outlier strength and physicality to the CP3 Elite Camp.
The Swiss Army knife transfer via Tulane uses his powerful frame to his advantage as a finisher through contact.
Absolute freight train when he gets downhill with a head of steam. pic.twitter.com/uIpYx3VuCq
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) July 7, 2024
The scout also wrote some positive words about James’ future teammate Tyrese Proctor from the camp.