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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