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This episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup is all about the future of the program... both in terms of the transfer portal and incoming freshmen. First up, Jason and Donald welcome former Purdue wing Mason Gillis to Durham as the newest addition to the team. Gillis is a "dawg" who will not be out-toughed on the floor and will provide excellent defense to go with experienced leadership. He's also a dynamite outside shooter. If you had a machine to design the perfect fit for next year's Duke team, it would probably spit out Mason Gillis.
And the DBR Podcast also welcomes a special guest to this episode. Jeff Fedotin is a sportswriter for Forbes.com who attended this weekend's Jordan Brand Classic, featuring 5 of the 6 members of the incoming freshman class. You already knew Cooper Flagg was a star but wait until you hear Jeff talk about some of the other guys... especially Kon Knueppel.
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#624 - BREAKING NEWS: Mason Gillis, Welcome to Duke!

Another one! The Blue Devils have landed maybe their best player of the transfer portal era with the addition of Maliq Brown. Brown is a 6-8, long-armed elite defender in the post and the Duke Basketball Roundup gang are thrilled to be adding a guy who was voted to the All-ACC Defensive team. Jason and Donald spend some time breaking down Maliq's game and, more importantly, how his skill set will fit alongside the rest of the Duke roster.
But, the portal giveth and the portal taketh away. It is with a very heavy heart that Duke fans bid goodbye to Sean Stewart. More than anyone else to enter the portal, this one stung because we all saw glimpses of a truly elite athlete who has a path to be one of the most exciting players in all of college basketball. Sadly, that path has led him away from Duke. Listen in as Jason and Donald give their perspectives on Sean's decision and what lies ahead for Duke as the roster is still very much in flux.
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DBR Bites #46 - BREAKING NEWS: Duke lands Maliq Brown!

We are back with a full episode where we discuss the Duke Blue Devils in the transfer portal era on Episode 623.
TJ Power announced yesterday that he has entered the transfer portal, so we begin with that discussion (note: this show was recorded a couple hours before Sean Stewart announced he is also entering the portal, so that discussion will come on a later episode). Power’s departure leads to a grander discussion that Donald and Jason have: why is Duke losing so many players to the portal this season? It’s a new world we live in, where guys can transfer every single year if they want to in pursuit of their playing time goals, so we have a lengthy chat about what it means for Duke and what Duke fans should understand when thinking about how the transfer portal affects college basketball.
After the break, there are reports that Duke is trying to add Maine and Kansas to the non-conference schedule for next season, and we’re pretty excited about some of the other potential matchups that we could see early in the season. We end the show with a HUGE surprise that Donald shares with Jason that should have everyone excited!
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#623 - Duke's place in the transfer portal era

We’ve reached the emotional portion of the season where we bid farewell to a couple more players, Jeremy Roach and Jaden Schutt. Donald and Jason react to their departures on DBR Bites 45.
Jeremy Roach, our two-time captain and soon-to-be Duke graduate, will test the NBA Draft waters and will also enter the transfer portal. We’ve followed Roach’s career since he was in high school, so it’s bittersweet to watch him leave Duke. But, we beam with pride when recalling his career and get into some of the thought process behind him deciding to enter the portal.
After the break, Jaden Schutt has also decided to enter the transfer portal, and we discuss his time at Duke and how it didn’t work out quite the way everyone expected. Jason recalls some of the flashes of brilliance we saw from Schutt and how a fresh start may be exactly what he needs to continue his career. We’re certainly wishing him well. We end with a member of The Brotherhood making the USA Basketball roster for this summer’s Olympics.
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