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We’ve said for a long time that it’s probably better to be drafted later by a team with a great culture than it is to be taken earlier by a team with a lesser culture. So we were really excited for Maliq Brown when the former Blue Devil was taken by San Antonio in the […]
This is a pretty great article from The Athletic about Duke Basketball in the ’90s. Those who were around for the early part of the Krzyzewski era will remember that for a while, it was a real uphill struggle. UNC was by far the most dominant ACC program, Maryland was reliably a Top 10 to […]
The NBA hasn’t always been what it is today. In the earliest days, it was kind of cobbled together, and some guys turned down contracts because they had better offers from other employers. No one made $100,000 a year before Wilt Chamberlain did so in 1965 (Bill Russell immediately asked Boston to pay him $100,001). […]
When Larry Bird entered the NBA, he had plenty of doubters. He didn’t pass the eye test: he was slow, couldn’t jump, and was ghostly white. Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan figured it out quickly. Writing in Basketball Weekly, early in Bird’s rookie season, he explained what people didn’t get about Bird. To be clear, […]
You may remember that in 2025, Charlotte tried to trade Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers, but they canceled the trade after a physical uncovered some problems they had not been aware of. Later that year, he was successfully traded to the Phoenix Suns, where he is now teammates with fellow Brotherhood members Grayson […]
The finer points of soccer, or football if you must, are lost on most Americans, present company included. Give us a Eurostep, please, or maybe a step-back three. That said, the World Cup has, as it always seems to, had moments of just brilliant athleticism. Lionel Messi scoring three goals in one match was spectacular, […]
So the draft is over, and what does it mean for the many tentacles of the Brotherhood? Let’s look at it. Well, some of them, anyway. There’s a lot of sifting and sorting to be done yet. First, this year’s draftees: Cameron Boozer is a Grizzlie with the #3 pick, Isaiah Evans is a Timberwolf […]
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It would be nice to be talented enough to be drafted by an NBA team, and it would be cool to be in the building, and even cooler to be in the Green Room. However, there is a lot to be said for being at home with your family and sharing that moment with the […]
There was exciting news and also a little bit of a bummer when it came to Dukies and the NBA Draft this year. The Duke Basketball Roundup guys hopped on to do a pod shortly after Isaiah Evans was taken in the second round (they wrapped up only minutes before Maliq Brown was picked — […]
There are a lot of uncertainties still, but Maliq Brown was taken with the #44 pick by the San Antonio Spurs, and that could be a huge break. First, the Spurs have been a model franchise in most ways, and they have always had a knack for finding talent. Second, he has a pretty clearly […]
After waiting out the first round without being drafted, Duke guard Isaiah Evans was taken with the third pick of the second round of the NBA Draft by Brooklyn, and apparently traded to Minnesota. As we’ve seen over the years, Duke players can sometimes fall to the second round and do just fine. We saw […]
Before the NBA Draft, and after being taken by Memphis with the #3 pick, Cameron Boozer made it clear that he didn’t understand why he wasn’t seen by many as a likely #1 pick. He has a point, but let’s look at the other side of the argument. Boozer is seen, somewhat unfairly, as not […]
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One of the greatest endings of an NCAA championship game, and possibly the greatest, was the 2016 Villanova-UNC epic, which played out in Houston’s NRG Stadium. It was a tremendous game, but what people remember best are the final two plays. After Villanova’s Josh Hart put the Wildcats up 74-71 at the free throw line, […]
Cameron Boozer was taken with the #3 pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in Monday night’s NBA Draft, after Washington took BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, and Utah chose Kansas’s Darryn Peterson second. It’s a good situation for Boozer. He’ll be on a frontline with 7-4 Zach Edey, who is even stronger, and who can back him up […]
In one of the bigger changes in recent NCAA history, and that’s saying a lot, the cartel is set to adopt a new age policy: players will get five years of eligibility, starting when they are 19. There will be no more redshirts, and it may change the options for some kids who have been […]
The latest episode of the Brotherhood Podcast is out, and this one is pretty cool: it’s Sion James interviewing John Blackwell. Both of them followed similar paths to Duke, transferring after three years at Tulane, in James’ case, and Wisconsin in Blackwell’s. James probes Blackwell a bit about his background, what he thought when he […]
After news broke Monday that Dusty May took the Dallas Mavericks job, there was a certain amount of discussion about Duke’s Jon Scheyer. The Mavericks clearly took a run at Scheyer – several apparently, hoping to reunite him with Cooper Flagg – but he turned them down every time, and ultimately, they settled on May. […]
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Duke and Michigan have a longer history than a lot of people realize. The Blue Devils and Wolverines clashed in twice in the 1963-64 season, with Michigan winning at home, 83-67 on December 21. Michigan’s defense was called “the Bloody Nose Alley,” and the late Jay Buckley was seen as Duke’s weak link (this resulted […]
After news broke that Dusty May was taking the Dallas Mavericks job, or at least after the shock wore off, the immediate question was: who’s next in Ann Arbor? According to Pete Thamel, it’s assistant Mike Boynton, assuming the parties can come to an agreement. And why wouldn’t they? Boynton was head coach at Oklahoma […]
Looks like Duke will play Washington State on Saturday, November 21, in the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California. That’ll be a fun road trip and a good draw for West Coast Blue Devil fans. However, that’s not the big news. What is the big news? It’s that ESPN is reporting that Michigan’s Dusty May […]
We’re at the point in the summer when Duke is sending out basketball videos, and that’s always a lot of fun. The first video we have focuses on transfer John Blackwell, who is mostly paired with Deron Rippey, so you get double value. There are a lot of other guys in there as well in […]
Okay, that’s asking a bit much. As it turns out though, former Duke star Kyrie Irving’s sister had twins, and they’re getting close to college-age now. They’re in the class of 2029, and Keethon and Daceton Demarce are both point guards. And when you look at this video, you can see their uncle’s influence. They’re […]