The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

With the news that John Blackwell has pulled out of the NBA Draft and will be playing at Duke next season, Josh, Dustin, and Raul take a look at Duke's loaded backcourt. Topics include: How many point guards does Duke actually have? Will Blackwell be used more on or off the ball next year? How will this abundance of guards affect Duke's style of play? What does the minute distribution look like among the guards? Does Blackwell lead the team in scoring? How will Cayden Boozer's responsibilities shift now that he is finally not playing alongside his brother? How does the Cayden Boozer-Caleb Foster dynamic differ from last year? What is Derron Rippey's best path to earning playing time? Where does this backcourt rank in terms of depth for Duke historically? They then talk briefly about the rumored exhibition game Duke will play against Kansas in Phog Allen Fieldhouse. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are back to cover an assortment of Duke-related topics: Home-and-home series with Illinois announced Exhibition with Tennessee in the works If Michigan can't secure permission from Big 10 to play on Amazon Prime, who should Duke replace them with? Final 247Sports rankings released for the class of 2026 Why Cam Williams has the clearest path to playing time of the incoming freshmen NBA Draft lottery results Best team fits for Cam Boozer and Isaiah Evans? Duke alumni show out at the NBA Draft Combine John Blackwell performs well in scrimmage Maliq Brown gets invite to work out with Dallas Mavericks To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh and Raul are joined by Ben Pfeifer of Essentially Sports and Swish Theory to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft, with a focus on Duke prospects Cam Boozer and Isaiah Evans. Topics include: The biggest misconceptions around Cam Boozer's game Best team fits for Boozer Boozer's ceiling as an NBA player Possible question marks around his athleticism and defense The improvements to Isaiah Evans' all-around game as a sophomore Evans' ultimate role in the NBA Best team fits for Evans They also discuss interesting NBA prospects on Duke's 2026-27 roster before touching on the 2026 draft as a whole. You can find Ben's work on his YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@benpfeifer8192, as well on Twitter by searching @bjpf_. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh, Dustin, and Raul bring you the latest roster and scheduling news. They talk about Dame Sarr returning to Duke, the commitment of Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, and Duke's monumental new deal with Amazon Prime. They close by discussing Duke alums in NBA playoffs as well as Cooper Flagg being named Rookie of the Year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josh, Dustin, and Raul cover the latest Duke roster news -- from departures to returning players to transfer portal additions. Topics include: What Maliq Brown meant to Duke in his two years with the program Isaiah Evans' decision to declare for the NBA Caleb Foster announcing his return to Duke Foster as the first player to play all four years under Coach Scheyer The impact of year three from Patrick Ngongba Sebastian Wilkins returning to Duke off of a redshirt The portal addition of John Blackwell; what he brings to Duke as a high volume shooter Drew Scharnowski as a physical and athletic big man addition Whether Duke will add anyone else To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices