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

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.]