Duke Blue Devils: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Cooper Flagg embracing uncommon journey for top NBA Draft pick

Leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, the most talked-about prospect of the incoming class is Duke Phenom Cooper Flagg. Following a shocking and historic lottery result, the versatile forward is gearing up for a rather uncommon journey. Typically, the No.

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Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 19

Duke Recruiting: Braydon Hawthorne Announces Tuesday

And he’s playing it very close to the vest. Braydon Hawthorne, who originally committed to West Virginia before Darian DeVries took the Indiana job, decided to look again and is now set to announce his decision on Tuesday.

Jayson Tatum News / Duke Basketball Report / May 19

Jayson Tatum Update - Is This The Surgical Technique That Was Used?

Duke and Boston Celtics fans were no doubt saddened by the injury Jayson Tatum suffered in Game 4 against the New York Knicks. He underwent surgery very quickly to repair the tendon.

Los Angeles Lakers News / Duke Basketball Report / May 19

YouTube Gold: George Mikan

An all-time great who is all but forgotten today Long before the Lakers moved to Los Angeles, they dominated the NBA. And when they were in Minneapolis, their great star was George Mikan.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / May 19

Duke Receives Encouraging Recruiting Update on Coveted 5-Star

The Blue Devils may be quietly gaining ground in one of the biggest recruiting battles of the 2026 class. Brandon McCoy Jr., the No. 2 overall player in the nation and the top-ranked point guard in ESPN’s rankings, is beginning to take shape in his recruitment—and Duke fans have reason to feel optimistic. The 6-foot-5 combo guard out of St.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / May 18

Potential Finishing Piece to Duke Basketball Class Sets Announcement

With a soaring ranking and sufficiently smooth skillset to potentially contribute right away as a freshman in a major conference next season, Huntington Prep School (W.Va.) senior forward Braydon Hawthorne is now down to a final five in his recruitment, including the Duke basketball program.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 18

Duke Recruiting: Will The Knueppel Connection Continue?

The next Knueppel is coming on fast. When the Brotherhood Podcast started back up this fall with Caleb Foster as the new host, he interviewed his teammates and asked them all some basic questions.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 17

Brotherhood Draft Watch: Flagg And Boston Rumors And Maluach Still Moving Up?

The best part of the draft is the Machiavellian maneuvering. As we learned Friday, the Boston Celtics interviewed Cooper Flagg, which many people found as odd.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 17

Brotherhood Playoff Watch: Tatum-less Celtics Crushed By Knicks In Game 6

And the long off-season begins Boston’s win over New York in Game 5 was heroic but without former Duke star Jayson Tatum, who suffered an Achilles injury in Game 4 it was really just a question of time, and time ran out Friday night as the Knicks just crushed the Celtics, 119-81 in Game 6.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 17

YouTube Gold: Three Days With Doc

Doc Watson was truly one of a kind. North Carolina has a vastly underappreciated musical legacy. Just look at some of the geniuses who emerged from this state: Nina Simone, John Coltrane.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 16

Duke Recruiting: Dame Sarr Update

Is he getting close? Recruiting, as a well-known coach once told us, is a funny business. It’s even funnier now with the transfer portal and NIL money, not to mention the long-established short path to the NBA after just one season.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 16

Duke NBA Draft Update

Lots of good tidbits here Now that the draft lottery is over (and no, it was not fixed because that would end in federal charges including fraud and possibly RICO violations), we can start to get an idea of what’s going to happen.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 16

YouTube Gold: The 1987 NBA All-Star Game

Basketball was very different in 1987 and in some ways better The 1980’s were a golden era for NBA basketball. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson’s epic rivalry

Sion James News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / May 15

Duke Basketball Grad Sion James Looks Like Literal Draft Steal

If Sion James comes off the board at the 2025 NBA Draft in Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 25-26, chances are it'll happen in the second half of the second round and mark either the fourth or fifth Duke basketball name to get selected this year, depending on where three-year Blue Devil treasure Tyrese Proctor lands.

Duke Blue Devils News / Yardbarker / May 15

Potential 2025 NBA Draft pick draws inspiration from five-time All-Star

Kon Knueppel was asked which players he studied and tried to model his game after. One of the first names he mentioned was legendary sharpshooter Klay Thompson.

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Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 15

Duke Recruiting: Dame Sarrs & Brandon Mc Coy Updates

Interesting news about both players It’s still too early to make assumptions about most recruits, especially in 2026 and beyond, particularly in the Age of NIL.

Sion James News / Last Word On Sports / May 15

Sion James 2025 NBA Draft Profile

Sion James was a relatively unknown player in the transfer portal last year. However, he found his way to Durham and was a huge impact player for Jon Scheyer and company all year.

Jayson Tatum News / Duke Basketball Report / May 15

Brotherhood Playoff Watch: Tatum-less Celtics Pull Off A Stunner

An impressive performance without star forward Jayson Tatum Former Duke star Jayson Tatum is out for the rest of the playoffs after rupturing an Achilles tendon against New York in Game 4 and was obviously not able to play against New York Thursday night.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / May 15

YouTube Gold: The Great Doug Collins

A wonderful guard, Collins was an avatar of the future game. Most Duke fans and probably college basketball in general now know Doug Collins as former Blue Devil Chris Collins’ dad but his career was much more than that.

Jon Scheyer News / Athlon Sports / May 14

Duke, Jon Scheyer Are Clear Favorite for 5-Star High School Phenom

Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils are once again expected to be a top-tier national championship contender during the 2025-26 college basketball season.

Cooper Flagg News / Hoops Rumors / May 13

Insiders reveal Mavericks' stance on No. 1 draft pick, Cooper Flagg amid rumors

Since the Mavericks‘ unlikely lottery win on Monday night, there has been speculation about the possibility of the front office including the No. 1 overall pick in a trade for a proven superstar such as Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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Duke Blue Devils News / Yardbarker / May 13

Winners and losers from the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery

The tanking is over, the ping-pong balls have been drawn, the protected picks have been assigned and Cooper Flagg is likely going to be a member of the Dallas Mavericks. Here are the winners and losers from Monday's NBA draft lottery.

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