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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