In just a couple of days, Cameron Boozer, the son of former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, will become an NBA athlete. Following in his father’s footsteps, Cameron had a great one-and-done season in college basketball, representing the Duke Blue Devils.
Carlos, a 2001 NCAA champion with Duke, was a second-round pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He went on to have a 13-year-long career in the league. His son is slated to be a top five pick at the 2026 NBA draft.
It’s a proud moment for the Boozer family. Carlos has witnessed his son’s growth as an athlete, and now, when he’s on the brink of taking a major leap, he feels immensely proud.
“I’m so proud of him,” Carlos said, according to Krysten Peek. “It’s hard to put it into words. I can’t believe what they’ve accomplished. I’m blown away, and since I went through it and I walked their path, I know the sacrifices they have to make, I know the things they have to give up.”
Carlos said that watching Cameron and Cayden do things on their own terms and carve their own legacies has been one of the most exciting things about this journey.
The proud father has been busy ahead of the NBA draft. Peek reported that “he traveled to and met with all four teams at the top of the draft during the pre-draft process”: the Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls.
According to several mock drafts, Cameron Boozer is slated to be a No. 3 pick for the Grizzlies. Other mock drafts have placed him at No. 2 to the Jazz and No. 4 to the Bulls.
Cameron Boozer’s Former Coach Wasn’t Surprised by His Success at Duke
In his only season with the Duke Blue Devils, Cameron Boozer averaged 22.5 points per game, ranking ninth in the country. He also had 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals while shooting nearly 56%, including 40% from 3-point range.
These are astonishing numbers for an 18-year-old, but Andrew Moran, his coach at Christopher Columbus High in Miami, wasn’t surprised at all. He knew that Cameron had put in the work, and the numbers were bound to follow.
“Nothing he did this year surprised me,” he said, according to Peek. “I know his preparation, his work, his will to win, and at the end of the day, he’s going to do whatever it takes to win. Any team that gets him at the next level is getting an immediate impact player.”
Moran said that Cameron’s run at Duke wasn’t about what he averaged; it was about the winning mentality that he carried with him. Cameron led the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight last season.
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