Episode 306 - Recruiting and Roster Updates (with John Watson)
The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast · The Devils Den Podcast, Duke, Duke basketball, Duke athletics, Duke Blue Devils
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Show Notes
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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