Former Duke forward Dariq Whitehead is recovering from a second surgery on his right foot.
The projected first-round pick in the June 22 draft is expected to be ready for training camp.
“He will begin his rehab process in two weeks and should be ready for full participation,” Dr. Martin O’Malley, the surgeon who performed the procedure, told ESPN on Wednesday.
O’Malley said the procedure was a “revision operation with bone grafting for a fifth metatarsal Jones fracture.”
Whitehead, 19, underwent his initial surgery last August after suffering the injury in a preseason team workout.
The 6-foot-6 Whitehead arrived at Duke as a five-star prospect from New Jersey and the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2022, per the 247Sports composite.
After missing the Blue Devils’ first three games, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.4 rebounds and shot 42.4 percent from 3-point range in 28 games (seven starts).
–Field Level Media
