The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Episode 306 - Recruiting and Roster Updates (with John Watson)

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Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com to discuss all the latest roster and recruiting news. Topics discussed include:

  • Cedric Coward's likely decision to remain in the NBA Draft
  • Duke's pivot to Dame Sarr
  • The value Sarr's experience in international play
  • Player comparisons for Sarr
  • The role he might fill at Duke
  • The personality and play-style of next year's roster, and how it might differ from the 2024-25 team
  • Shooting and ball-handling on next year's team
  • Sebastian Wilkins' recruitment
  • The role that Wilkins might fill as a fourth post player
  • Whether Wilkins has any wing skills
  • Why Duke pivoted from Braydon Hawthorne
  • The challenges Duke faces in the portal given the number of high school players they bring in
  • Why Duke prefers to bank on talent level and continuity over assembling solely from the portal
  • How other teams use Duke's talent level to negatively recruit against Duke
  • Things to look out for this summer on the podcast and on the website

    • [Note: this episode was recorded before Dame Sarr announced his official commitment to Duke.]

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