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Some Early Post-Lottery Takes On Cameron Boozer’s NBA Destination
Now that the draft lottery is over, people can start to make some educated guesses about who goes to what team. Here’s an interesting factor we had not considered: not only is Carlos Boozer Cameron Boozer’s father, he’s also a scout for the Utah Jazz, and the Jazz hold the #2 pick. Utah can get […]
Kon Knueppel Update!
One of the things that Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel have in common is a deep sense of loyalty to friends, family, and where they come from. In Knueppel’s case, he is of course from Milwaukee. On the most recent “The Old Man and The Three” podcast, (formerly hosted by Duke great JJ Redick), Knueppel […]
Twitter Gold: Congrats, Maliq!
Things have changed since the transfer portal began, but over the years, Duke has traditionally not brought in a lot of transfers. Naturally, some have done better than others. Roshown McLeod had a nice career at Duke, as did Dahntay Jones, Seth Curry, Ryan Young, and Sion James. If you turn the frame a bit […]
The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery Is Set. What Does It Mean For Duke’s Cameron Boozer?
The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is over, and here’s who will be picking where. #1 Pick: Washington Wizards #2 Pick: Utah Jazz #3 Pick: Memphis Grizzlies #4 Pick: Chicago Bulls #5 Pick: Los Angeles Clippers #6 Pick: Brooklyn Nets #7 Pick: Sacramento Kings #8 Pick: Atlanta Hawks #9 Pick: Dallas Mavericks #10 Pick: Milwaukee Bucks […]
Ping-Pong Ball Sunday: NBA Draft Lottery Time
The annual run-up to the draft is impressively idiotic: everyone draws out mock drafts and figures who is going where, and why…all before the lottery is set. Why bother? You can’t know anything prior to that. It’s fun speculation, and it’s good content, but it’s just speculation. One of the great examples of this is […]
Cooper Flagg’s Girlfriend Revealed?
You may or may not remember this, but a while back, Kelly Flagg counseled Cooper not to go crazy when he bought his first car. From all reports, he listened. She also counseled him to hold off on a girlfriend. And on that point, he may not have listened. And while we can’t be sure, […]
Sunday’s Brotherhood Playoff Notes & Links
In Saturday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled right on by Luke Kennard and the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-108. OKC now has a 3-0 lead and will win the series. This team is 7-0 so far in the playoffs. There will be no collapse. McCain didn’t score as well as […]
The Latest UNC Sports Controversy: Football Players And Cars
The local media is far more willing to take a close look at UNC than it used to be, and you can roughly date this from Bill Belichick’s arrival in 2025. Take the latest story. Well-paid UNC football players are garnering criticism for their driving and parking habits, and UNC professor Mark Peifer has had […]
YouTube Gold: Isiah Thomas
For all his remarkable gifts, Isiah Thomas came along at a tough time in NBA history – well for him, anyway. Think about all the Hall of Fame talent during his era: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still playing. The Larry Bird-Magic Johnson rivalry was white-hot. And not long after he entered the league, guys like Patrick […]
Anticipating Bryson Howard’s Impact At Duke
Bryson Howard, we suspect, will come into Duke a bit underrated. After all, look who else is in his class: Cameron Williams, Deron Rippey, and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. Howard has a lifetime of basketball education from his father Josh, who started for four years at Wake Forest and was not necessarily fond of Duke. Fortunately, […]
An Excellent Look At The Top 5 ACC Portal Hauls
This is a really good rundown of how ACC teams have done during portal season. With Flory Bidunga, Jackson Shelstad, and Karter Knox, plus three others, Louisville is obviously going to be ranked #1. Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras caught everyone’s attention this past season, as the Hawkeyes knocked Florida out. He’s there, too. Miami comes in […]
Twitter Gold: Jared McCain Is On A Playoff Heater
Last season, as you may recall, until he injured his knee last December, former Blue Devil Jared McCain was on track to be the surprise Rookie of the Year in the NBA. He got injured again in September, this time a hand rather than his knee, and Philadelphia, feeling it had a crowded backcourt, traded […]
Duke Recruiting: Kager Knueppel
The next Flying Knueppel, Kager, is going to commit to a college relatively soon, and Duke is definitely interested, and Jon Scheyer has offered. Generally listed at 6-7 but also as high as 6-10, like his brother Kon, Kager has a great stroke from outside. Duke, of course, is not the only school interested. Wisconsin […]
Friday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
In Thursday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Trajan Langdon’s Detroit Pistons took a 2-0 lead against Tyrese Proctor’s Cleveland Cavaliers, with a 107-97 win. Proctor got a DNP again. It’s not surprising for a rookie, but it must be frustrating for him. In the nightcap, Jared McCain’s Oklahoma City Thunder knocked off Luke Kennnard’s Los Angeles Lakers, […]
YouTube Gold: Jerry West’s Lethal Jump Shot Examined
Before he became one the best two GMs in NBA history (along with Red Auerbach), Jerry West had a brilliant career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a lean 6-4 guard who punished his body constantly by driving to the lane against massive defenders. Do a search on his injuries sometime. His ankles and […]
It’s Official: NCAA Tournament Will Expand
Like it or not, ready or not, the NCAA tournament is going to expand to 76 teams, starting next season. No one much likes it, with coaches and fans at the front of the line. Money speaks, though, so they’ll water it down. Now we’ll get 32 automatic bids and 44 at-large bids. The First […]
Kara Lawson Has An Awesome Few Months Ahead Of Her
Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson appeared on Front Office Sports and talked about her crazy year: she’s got her Duke job obviously, but she’s also going to be the US women’s national coach, and she’s also going to be an analyst for Prime’s WNBA coverage. As she explains it here, the Prime job is […]
Blue Bloods: How Many Are Left?
The whole concept of Blue Bloods is annoying. Some teams have been very successful over the decades, obviously, including Duke. But the term seems kind of dumb. That said, people use it, so who would be a Blue Blood? Most of these teams would probably make your list, but some you’d surely drop. Indiana has […]
Twitter Gold: Austin Rivers And Draymond Green Are Beefing
Every so often, pro sports seems like something straight out of junior high. Last week, there was the beef between former Duke star Wendell Carter and Detroit Pistons Jalen Duren. Carter is dating Angel Reese, who used to go out with Duren. This week, we have the entertaining Austin Rivers-Draymond Green beef. Those guys were […]
DBR Bites #164 – Elite Practice Player And NBA Update
The DBR Podcast is back with a look at what is (maybe? probably?) the last roster move for the Blue Devils this off-season, the addition of Jacob Theodosiou from Loyola Maryland. Though it appears Theodosiou is mostly slated to be a practice player, it is still worth breaking down his game to analyze how he will […]
Duke’s Defense Next Season Is Going To Be Incredible
One of the interesting and defining differences between Jon Scheyer’s Duke teams and those of his GOAT predecessor, Mike Krzyzewski is that Coach K tended to focus on athleticism over size. For his part, Scheyer has a clear preference for taller players. Still athletic, but taller. From what we’ve seen, Scheyer’s defense is more conservative. […]
Wednesday’s Brotherhood Playoff News & Links
In Tuesday’s Brotherhood Playoff Action, Detroit beat Cleveland, 111-101, while Oklahoma City knocked off Los Angeles, 108-90. Tyrese Proctor got another DNP, but it’s the playoffs, and he’s a rookie, so no big surprise. In the nightcap, Luke Kennard finished with 7 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist. For his part, Jared McCain finished with […]
YouTube Gold: Duke Starts Walk-ons Against Wake Forest
In 2005, Duke had a rarity: they lost back-to-back games, both on the road. The first was to Maryland, 99-92, and then to Virginia Tech, 67-65. Wake Forest came to Cameron after that, and Coach K was pissed. He kept JJ Redick and Shelden Williams in the starting lineup, but sat Daniel Ewing, Sean Dockery and Shavlik Randolph. […]
The Best Take We’ve Seen On The Duke-Amazon Deal
After the news broke about the Duke-Amazon deal to stream three games, and then the Big Ten’s reaction, we started looking for interesting responses. The smartest, most informed post we saw about it was from North Carolina IP attorney David McKenzie, who is also a Duke grad. His post on Twitter was pretty remarkable, because […]
Cooper Flagg Discovers Speed
This is a fun story: after winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, Cooper Flagg hung out at a NASCAR race in Texas. Not only did he drive the pace car, he got taken for a spin around the track by #88, Connor Zilisch. It might actually be more difficult to be a NASCAR […]
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