Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
Good call, NS. While Kyrie and Hayward weren't themselves yet, the Celtics defense had the Sixers discombobulated. Not sure all the postups from Philly were the wisest strategy.
From the Duke perspective, Jayson was a stud and led Boston in scoring. He's so good at creating space for his jumper (midrange and three). Hopefully Kyrie shakes off the rust soon.
JJ came off the bench and played 30 minutes. He was only 2 for 8 from three and needed to hit a couple more to make it a game.
Donald's list...
Atlanta Hawks - Miles Plumlee, Grant Hill (part-owner)
Boston Celtics - Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum
Brooklyn Nets - Trajan Langdon (assistant general manager)
Chicago Bulls - Wendell Carter, Jr., Jabari Parker
Denver Nuggets - Mason Plumlee
Detroit Pistons - Luke Kennard
Golden State Warriors - Quinn Cook
Indiana Pacers - David McClure (player development)
Los Angeles Lakers - Brandon Ingram
Miami Heat - Justise Winslow, Shane Battier (basketball development/analytics)
Milwaukee Bucks - Trevon Duval (2-way player)
Minnesota Timberwolves - Luol Deng, Tyus Jones
New Orleans Pelicans - Frank Jackson, Jahlil Okafor
New York Knicks - Lance Thomas
Orlando Magic - Amile Jefferson (2-way player)
Philadelphia 76ers - J.J. Redick, Elton Brand (general manager)
Portland Trailblazers - Seth Curry, Gary Trent, Jr.
Sacramento Kings - Marvin Bagley III, Harry GIles
San Antonio Spurs - Chip Engelland (assistant coach)
Utah Jazz - Grayson Allen, Quin Snyder (head coach)
Washington Wizards - Austin Rivers
That's 21 of the 30 teams in the league with a Duke connection. Remember when "Duke doesn't produce good pros" was a thing?
Why are you wasting time here when you could be wasting it by listening to the latest episode of the DBR Podcast?
Blazin’s list omitted Lindsey Harding, who I believe is a scout with the 76’ers.
Tatum reminds me of nothing more than a modern-day Tracy McGrady. Of course, he's already had more playoff success than T-Mac ever did.
Bagley and Giles scored their first NBA points (6 and 2) in limited minutes against the Jazz tonight. Grayson didn't play.
Pretty underwhelming day for former Duke players last night.
I think we will be seeing Grayson on highlight after highlight as the season progresses. The really cool thing is he has Quinn looking out for him. I think that's a match, well made made with K in mind. From a guy who grew up in NJ watching Spanrakal, it's cool knowing Utah has it.
Excited for the new season to be underway!
I know in years past there was a site set up by Grad_devil that would show the previous night's stats for all Duke guys in the NBA. I believe it was http://huckleberry.mhc.edu/devilStats.html.
I really loved checking that each day, but the site seems to be down. Anyone know what the deal is? Or if there's any alternative option?