Former Duke forward Wendell Carter Jr. committed to the Blue Devils back in 2016 with the expectation that he would be the focal point of Duke’s offense.

As we saw in the 2017-18 season, that wasn’t exactly the case. It was Marvin Bagley III’s reclassification and commitment to Duke that changed all of that.

While Bagley announced his commitment to Duke nearly a year after Carter made his announcement, the parents of the Chicago Bull’s No. 7 pick weren’t particularly pleased with how the recruitment unfolded with Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Wendell Carter Sr. said in an interview with NBC Sports Chicago:

“I tell people. People make promises they can’t keep. It didn’t bother me,” Wendell Sr. said. “I was concerned because I felt like we were lied to. ‘Oh, Wendell’s gonna be the man’ and then the rug was pulled from under us.”

Carter Jr.’s mother, Kylia, added that they were upset about not being given the information about Bagley’s potential reclassification.

“My initial reaction, I was pissed. And it wasn’t pissed because Marvin was coming. To be honest, I felt like that was information that was kept from us,” Kylia Carter said. “It felt (shady), it felt like my baby was gonna get kicked to the curb. I felt like all of that.”

Carter committed to Duke in November of 2016, and reports of Bagley’s desire to reclassify to 2017’s class circulated as early as July of 2016.

Taking a secondary role, Carter still put up solid numbers with Duke. He averaged 13.5 points and 9 rebounds per game.