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Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 9

Duke’s Best Shooting Guards

It’s hard to narrow this list down. Duke has a long history of spectacular shooting guards, so we thought, in keeping with our other recent lists, we’d run down our favorites.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 9

YouTube Gold: Laimbeer vs. Ewing

Call it a running theme There are a lot of criticisms of today’s NBA, but the biggest one is probably that it is not as physical as it once was. That might or might not be a good thing.

Paolo Banchero News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

Paolo Banchero Signs A Massive Extension

Another member of the Brotherhood cashes in Orlando has a history of drafting guys who can’t wait to be out of there, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with former Duke star Paolo Banchero as Banchero has signed an extension.

Maliq Brown News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

Scheyer’s Update On Ngongba And Brown

Good news in both cases Jon Scheyer’s presser has come and gone but he had some things to say, not least of all about the status of Pat Ngongba and Maliq Brown.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

Scheyer’s Summer Presser!

Good stuff here from the young Duke coach Jon Scheyer had an afternoon presser on Tuesday to kind of catch up on where everything is right now. If that link doesn’t work, here’s another.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

On His Way To Durham Soon, Nik Khamenia Impressed In Switzerland

It looks like a bright future for the Duke freshman From all accounts, it sounds like Nik Khamenia has done well in Team USA’s U19 championship drive. It’s all tentative until we see him in action, but the impression one gets from a distance is that Khamenia is going to be a glue guy on steroids.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

Is The ACC Poised For A Bounceback Season?

2025-26 should see a considerable improvement We’ll get into our summer previews before too much longer, but we just wanted to touch on one thing now. Last season was a disaster for the ACC.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 8

YouTube Gold: The Always Underestimated Dennis Johnson

It took a few years for him to find his niche, but Johnson emerged as a great Celtic in the 1980’s. Larry Bird often said that Dennis Johnson was the best teammate he ever had.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 7

Who’s Going To Replace Justin Robinson On Duke’s Staff?

We have some ideas. With Justin Robinson moving on to the Los Angeles Lakers, a spot is open on Jon Scheyer’s staff. So who might replace him? Over at LastWordOnSports.com, Zach Kircher has a few suggestions and we totally agree with him on the first one: Quinn Cook.

Dallas Mavericks News / Duke Basketball Report / July 7

Dallas Is Already Seeing Benefits With Cooper Flagg On Board

His presence is already influencing roster decisions As TheSmokingCuban.com notes, Cooper Flagg’s versatility is already paying dividends for the Mavericks.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 7

YouTube Gold: Shaquille O’ Neal In College Was Something Else Again

If you thought you knew who Shaq was as a player, you can’t without seeing his college highlights. Shaquille O’ Neal was a great NBA player, one of the best big men of all time.

DJ Steward News / Duke Basketball Report / July 6

DJ Steward Making The Most Of His Summer League Opportunity

As the former Blue Devil impresses with the Lakers Covid must have been a really disorienting experience for Duke basketball players. They were staying at the Washington Duke, playing in an empty arena and games were postponed or canceled repeatedly.

Maliq Brown News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 3

'Feel Like a New Man': Duke Basketball Forward on Recovery From Injury

Maliq Brown dislocated his left shoulder in a road win over Virginia in mid-February, returned to action a few weeks later only to reinjure the shoulder two games into his return, and then played again two weeks later in the Sweet 16 and from that point forward in the 2024-25 Blue Devils' run to the Final Four.

College Football News / Yardbarker / July 3

Ohio State star's NIL deal shows Nike may be losing its luster

Ohio State superstar's new NIL deal shows Nike might be losing its luster

It seems the kids no longer want to wear the highly recognizable Nike swoosh.

‘I just hate them’: Ohio State WR vows he will not lose again to Michigan

Four-star commit discusses what it means to be at Florida State

New Nebraska WR commit makes bold claim about role with Cornhuskers

Paul Finebaum offers major prediction for Texas QB Arch Manning

Could Manning be the best college QB since this Heisman winner?

Five quarterbacks who will define 2025 college football season

Cooper Flagg News / Hoops Rumors / July 2

Mavericks confirm news on No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg

The top prize of the 2025 NBA Draft class, Flagg is coming off a wildly successful freshman season at Duke.

Mavericks are perfectly equipped to rival the Thunder

The 25 most unlikely NBA Finals heroes

The 'NBA No. 1 draft pick and Rookie of the Year' quiz

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 1

Projected Duke Basketball Starting Five Features Only Two Newcomers

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff reeled in yet another top-ranked recruiting class, this time a five-deep bunch consisting of four composite five-stars and one top-tier four-star.

Duke Blue Devils News / Yardbarker / July 1

Mavericks are perfectly equipped to rival the Thunder

Just five months removed from trading away Luka Doncic, one of the most transcendent talents in NBA history, the Dallas Mavericks suddenly appear primed for a title hunt in Dallas again.

Mavericks to agree to a two-year contract with former No. 2 pick

Mavericks' Cooper Flagg had funny reaction to question about Luka Doncic

Mavericks GM's bold take on Flagg is premature

Every NBA player to average 30 points per game in a season

The 'Teammates with 30+ points in one NBA Conference Finals game' quiz

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / June 30

Duke Basketball Recruiting: Top Power Forward Teases Decision Timeline

Christian Collins is no hurry to choose a winner in his high-profile recruitment, the top-shelf Duke basketball target recently told On3. In fact, the

Duke Blue Devils News / Hoops Rumors / June 25