Here's a little Duke in the NBA US Map provided by @DukeMBB
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Here's a little Duke in the NBA US Map provided by @DukeMBB
Duke in the NBA.jpg
Great to see Quinn getting his ring. What a great accomplishment for him. They just showed him with Davis and LeBron posing for pictures - he is clearly a valued member of the team, even though he doesn't play that much.
How many Dukies are in the All-Star game this year? I guess we'll see either 3 or 4.
Kyrie, Tatum, Ingram, Zion
If they're going to keep calling fouls on Luke, he may as well just start making contact with the person he is defending
Being behind Zion is absurd, but I suspect close to 30 GMs would rate Jayson higher than Kyrie for this season, *even if* you could promise Kyrie good health and never making controversial statements to the media again. The reason is that Jayson is a burgeoning two-way superstar while the most Kyrie could be is a one-way superstar.
That said, I think when healthy, Kyrie is a top-15 player (i.e. All-NBA caliber [third team]) so 25 is too low. The rankings were probably influenced by stat nerds, who have never been all that high on Kyrie.
Tre Jones vs. Tyus Jones tonight. Cannot wait. Tre likely won't play, but what a great moment it will be to see the two of them meet before tipoff.
The answer to the following question is probably -- "See message #15" -- but does anyone have a rack up of Dukies on NBA rosters after the final cuts?
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Don't have the names, but here is a list of schools with >5 players in the NBA:
Code:32 Kentucky 29 Duke 13 North Carolina 11 Arizona 11 Kansas 11 Michigan 11 Texas 11 UCLA 09 Villanova 09 Washington 08 Florida State 08 Michigan State 08 USC 08 Virginia 07 Iowa State 06 Gonzaga 06 Indiana 06 Louisville 06 Wake Forest
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Where did you get that list? Duke put out a press release that has 26 Dukies in the NBA. Who else do you have to get to 29?
Blue Devils in the NBA (26)
Grayson Allen -- Memphis Grizzlies
Marques Bolden – Cleveland Cavaliers
Marvin Bagley III -- Sacramento Kings
RJ Barrett -- New York Knicks
Vernon Carey Jr. -- Charlotte Hornets
Wendell Carter Jr. -- Chicago Bulls
Quinn Cook -- Los Angeles Lakers
Seth Curry -- Philadelphia 76ers
Harry Giles -- Portland Trail Blazers
Rodney Hood -- Portland Trail Blazers
Brandon Ingram -- New Orleans Pelicans
Kyrie Irving -- Brooklyn Nets
Tre Jones -- San Antonio Spurs
Tyus Jones -- Memphis Grizzlies
Luke Kennard -- Los Angeles Clippers
Jahlil Okafor -- Detroit Pistons
Jabari Parker -- Sacramento Kings
Mason Plumlee -- Detroit Pistons
Cam Reddish -- Atlanta Hawks
J.J. Redick -- New Orleans Pelicans
Austin Rivers -- New York Knicks
Cassius Stanley -- Indiana Pacers
Jayson Tatum -- Boston Celtics
Gary Trent Jr. -- Portland Trail Blazers
Zion Williamson -- New Orleans Pelicans
Justise Winslow -- Memphis Grizzlies
-Jason "this article lists Kentucky with 31 and Duke with 26... I saw that NCAA.com has a story that also lists Duke with 29 players, but I dunno who they are counting to get to 29" Evans
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
So, my guess is that to get to 29, you have to include Trevon Duval, Frank Jackson, and Lance Thomas -- all three of whom earned NBA regular season paychecks a year ago but none of whom are on a roster right now. It is also possible the 29 includes Frank, Javin DeLaurier, and someone else who were all very late cuts from NBA teams just as rosters were finalized.
But, my bottom line is that when the first batch of regular season NBA paychecks are sent out this week or next, I am pretty confident that 26 Blue Devils will get one, not 29.
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
Here's the link -- it's from the NCAA!
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
R.J. Barrett has 20 points at halftime as the Knicks lead the Pacers 66-61.
FWIW.