DUKE IN THE NBA
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Grayson Allen scored 12 points in a 115-106 win over the LA Lakers.
Wendell Carter, Jr. led Orlando with 19 points and six rebounds and Paolo had 11 and 10 rebounds in a 115-104 win over Denver.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 41 points (5-of-10) from 3 in a 127-116 win over Charlotte. Mark Williams had 11 and 12 rebounds in the loss.
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Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 25 points and 10 assists in a 122-114 win over Sacramento.
RJ Barrett scored 20 points and added six rebounds in a 126-120 win over Utah.
Jayson Tatum scored 16 points and added seven rebounds in a 119-109 win over Memphis.
Mark Williams scored 15 points and added five rebounds in a 144-138 win over Atlanta.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 22 points in a 100-91 win over Chicago.
Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 34 points in a 103-100 win over OKC.
Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 36 points, six assists and five rebounds in a 124-121 loss to Minnesota.
I like it. I know he only shoots 35% so he doesn't seem to be an elite 3 point shooter, but he takes a LOT of contested 3s at the end of the shot clock and I think he'd be close to 40% if he wasn't put in that position so often. He's no Steph, but he's got a really nice shot.
Wendell Carter, Jr. led Orlando with 26 points, six rebounds and five assists and Paolo Banchero added 13 in a 123-113 loss to Toronto.
Grayson Allen scored 13 points in a 131-125 win over Boston.
Cam Reddish scored 18 points (4-of-7) from 3 in a 126-101 loss to Washington.
Mark Williams had a double-double: 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 120-110 win over San Antonio.
RJ Barrett scored 17 points in a 122-101 win over Atlanta. AJ Griffin scored 12 in the loss.
Jayson Tatum led Boston with 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a 127-109 win over Detroit.
Grayson Allen scored 10 points in a 112-100 win over Chicago.
Of the top 9 guys on this list, 7 are 25 years old or younger. The NBA is going to be a great place for Duke kids for a long time to come.
I would take issue with Grayson being ahead of Tyus. Yes grayson starts for a really good team, but he's basically a non-factor in like 3/4 of his games. Tyus is a stud and could be starting on a playoff bound NBA team if he wasn't behind all-world Ja Morant.
I'm impressed that Tre Jones is doing so well, even with a bad team.
Gary Trent has exceeded my expectations. Good for him!
So has Seth Curry. His numbers are outstanding!
I am disappointed for Vernon Carey. I thought he'd develop into a decent pro. He seems to be Europe bound.
I wish that most of these guys had been at Duke more than about 8 months.
There just isn't much room in today's NBA for slow-footed big men, unfortunately. Tim Duncan was the last of a dying breed. Jahlil Okafor, Jabari Parker.... those guys had big offensive games but they just couldn't really compete in today's NBA game in the way people thought they could. I think Vernon Carey is probably a less talented version of either of those guys, so it won't shock me if he can't carve out an NBA career. But i hope he proves me wrong. i've been wrong plenty on this board, one more time won't hurt.
If that is true why was Carey a one and done? I get going after the money but why did everyone seem to think he had to go pro? Why did Cassius Stanley have to go pro? I know he was older but the guy's a trivia question now.
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