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It's time. The NBA regular season starts Tuesday with a doubleheader airing on TNT. Cam Reddish and the Lakers visit the defending champion Nuggets (7:30pm ET), followed by Grayson Allen and the Suns facing the Warriors (10pm ET).
The purpose of this thread is to follow the 2023-2024 NBA season with an emphasis on the people who attended Duke. I'm hoping that DBR member grad_devil continues to keep track of nightly player stats on that terrific Devils in the NBA page.
There are a lot of Blue Devils in the NBA. I keep a running list of players, coaches, executives, and staff who went to Duke or are affiliated with Duke in some way (like former Duke basketball coaches Mike Brey and Hubie Brown). I wish the list were complete, but media guides aren't always available, and even when they are, not everyone has a bio. If you know any Duke grads who work for an NBA team or for the league in general, or cover the NBA in some capacity, let me know and I'll add them.
ATLANTA HAWKS
Mike Brey, Assistant Coach
AJ Griffin, Player
Grant Hill, Co-Owner
Jalen Johnson, Player
Antonio Lang, Assistant Coach
Quin Snyder, Head Coach
Scott Wilkinson, Executive VP/Chief Legal Officer
BOSTON CELTICS
Amile Jefferson, Assistant Coach
Joe Pagliuca, Board of Directors
Steve Pagliuca, Co-Owner
DJ Steward, G League Player (Maine Celtics)
Jayson Tatum, Player
BROOKLYN NETS
Harry Giles III, Player
Dariq Whitehead, Player
Jackie Wilson II, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Marcus Cook (Duke Med), Team Physician
Mark Williams, Player
CHICAGO BULLS
(None to my knowledge.)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
David Henderson, Scout
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Seth Curry, Player
Kyrie Irving, Player
Dereck Lively II, Player
DENVER NUGGETS
Martynas Pocius, Strategy and Planning/International Scout

DETROIT PISTONS
Marvin Bagley III, Player
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Mike Dunleavy Jr, General Manager
HOUSTON ROCKETS
(None to my knowledge.)
INDIANA PACERS
Donna Wilkinson, Chief People Officer
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Dahntay Jones, Assistant Coach
Mason Plumlee, Player
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Daniel Ewing, Scout
Cam Reddish, Player
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Matthew Hurt, G League Player (Memphis Hustle)
Luke Kennard, Player
Zach Kleiman (Duke Law), General Manager
David McClure, Assistant Coach
MIAMI HEAT
Nick Arison, CEO
Shane Battier, Strategic Advisor
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Marques Bolden, Two-Way Player
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Trevor Keels, G League Player (Iowa Wolves)
Wendell Moore Jr, Player
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Brandon Ingram, Player
Trajan Langdon, General Manager
Zion Williamson, Player
NEW YORK KNICKS
RJ Barrett, Player
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Chip Engelland, Assistant Coach
Amanda Green, VP/Team Counsel & Strategic Alignment
ORLANDO MAGIC
Paolo Banchero, Player
Wendell Carter Jr, Player

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Alaa Abdelnaby, Radio Announcer
Elton Brand, General Manager
PHOENIX SUNS
Grayson Allen, Player
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Jake Fox, Personnel Video Analyst
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Lindsey Harding, G League Affiliate Head Coach (Stockton Kings)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Danny Ferry, Basketball Operations Consultant
Tre Jones, Player
TORONTO RAPTORS
Gary Trent Jr, Player
Justise Winslow, G League Player (Toronto 905)
UTAH JAZZ
Steve Wojciechowski, G League Affiliate Head Coach (SLC Stars)
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Tyus Jones, Player
FREE AGENTS
Austin Rivers, formerly MIN
Jack White, formerly OKC
OTHER
Jay Bilas, ESPN College Analyst -- he also does the NBA draft telecast
Hubie Brown, ABC/ESPN Game Analyst
Cherokee Parks, NBA Player Development
JJ Redick, ESPN Studio Analyst/NBA Podcast Host
Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
Jay Williams, ESPN College Analyst -- not sure if his redefined role includes the NBA
The purpose of this thread is to follow the 2023-2024 NBA season with an emphasis on the people who attended Duke. I'm hoping that DBR member grad_devil continues to keep track of nightly player stats on that terrific Devils in the NBA page.
There are a lot of Blue Devils in the NBA. I keep a running list of players, coaches, executives, and staff who went to Duke or are affiliated with Duke in some way (like former Duke basketball coaches Mike Brey and Hubie Brown). I wish the list were complete, but media guides aren't always available, and even when they are, not everyone has a bio. If you know any Duke grads who work for an NBA team or for the league in general, or cover the NBA in some capacity, let me know and I'll add them.
ATLANTA HAWKS
Mike Brey, Assistant Coach
AJ Griffin, Player
Grant Hill, Co-Owner
Jalen Johnson, Player
Antonio Lang, Assistant Coach
Quin Snyder, Head Coach
Scott Wilkinson, Executive VP/Chief Legal Officer
BOSTON CELTICS
Amile Jefferson, Assistant Coach
Joe Pagliuca, Board of Directors
Steve Pagliuca, Co-Owner
DJ Steward, G League Player (Maine Celtics)
Jayson Tatum, Player
BROOKLYN NETS
Harry Giles III, Player
Dariq Whitehead, Player
Jackie Wilson II, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
Marcus Cook (Duke Med), Team Physician
Mark Williams, Player
CHICAGO BULLS
(None to my knowledge.)
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
David Henderson, Scout
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Seth Curry, Player
Kyrie Irving, Player
Dereck Lively II, Player
DENVER NUGGETS
Martynas Pocius, Strategy and Planning/International Scout

DETROIT PISTONS
Marvin Bagley III, Player
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
Mike Dunleavy Jr, General Manager
HOUSTON ROCKETS
(None to my knowledge.)
INDIANA PACERS
Donna Wilkinson, Chief People Officer
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
Dahntay Jones, Assistant Coach
Mason Plumlee, Player
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Daniel Ewing, Scout
Cam Reddish, Player
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
Matthew Hurt, G League Player (Memphis Hustle)
Luke Kennard, Player
Zach Kleiman (Duke Law), General Manager
David McClure, Assistant Coach
MIAMI HEAT
Nick Arison, CEO
Shane Battier, Strategic Advisor
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
Marques Bolden, Two-Way Player
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
Trevor Keels, G League Player (Iowa Wolves)
Wendell Moore Jr, Player
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
Brandon Ingram, Player
Trajan Langdon, General Manager
Zion Williamson, Player
NEW YORK KNICKS
RJ Barrett, Player
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
Chip Engelland, Assistant Coach
Amanda Green, VP/Team Counsel & Strategic Alignment
ORLANDO MAGIC
Paolo Banchero, Player
Wendell Carter Jr, Player

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Alaa Abdelnaby, Radio Announcer
Elton Brand, General Manager
PHOENIX SUNS
Grayson Allen, Player
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Jake Fox, Personnel Video Analyst
SACRAMENTO KINGS
Lindsey Harding, G League Affiliate Head Coach (Stockton Kings)
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
Danny Ferry, Basketball Operations Consultant
Tre Jones, Player
TORONTO RAPTORS
Gary Trent Jr, Player
Justise Winslow, G League Player (Toronto 905)
UTAH JAZZ
Steve Wojciechowski, G League Affiliate Head Coach (SLC Stars)
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
Tyus Jones, Player
FREE AGENTS
Austin Rivers, formerly MIN
Jack White, formerly OKC
OTHER
Jay Bilas, ESPN College Analyst -- he also does the NBA draft telecast
Hubie Brown, ABC/ESPN Game Analyst
Cherokee Parks, NBA Player Development
JJ Redick, ESPN Studio Analyst/NBA Podcast Host
Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
Jay Williams, ESPN College Analyst -- not sure if his redefined role includes the NBA