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YouTube Gold: The 1961 NBA All-Star Game
In the 1980s, the NBA, under David Stern, moved to a more star-oriented game, and you can’t really blame him. With guys like Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Michael Jordan, to name a few, it was a marketing dream. All those players, and many more, were spectacular. So when you see the older […]
ACC Portal Tracker
Latest ACC pickup: Loyola Marymount’s Jan Vide to Virginia. Here is a list of ACC high school recruits, and some international signees too. BOSTON COLLEGE OUT IN CAL OUT IN CLEMSON OUT IN DUKE OUT IN FLORIDA STATE OUT IN GEORGIA TECH OUT IN LOUISVILLE OUT IN MIAMI OUT IN NORTH CAROLINA OUT IN NORTH […]
2026 ACC High School Recruits
It used to be a lot easier to put together a list of high school recruits, but between the portal, international recruits, and reclassified players, it’s gotten to be a much more complex situation. Really, it’s gone from recruiting season to roster-building season. Some schools hardly bother to recruit high school players anymore. So far, […]
Jeff Teague On Why Jon Scheyer Has Succeeded
Jeff Teague has never really struck us as a guy who cared much for Duke. And as a Wake Forest guy, in fairness, why should he? This is ACC 101: everyone hates Duke, and, to a lesser extent now, UNC. But on this point, he’s fair. He talks about Jon Scheyer’s success at Duke and […]
A Good Piece On The Late Hack Tison
When Duke great Hack Tison died recently, we did a bit of a write up about him, but most of what we knew about him came from other people’s stories and recollections. We don’t know if you can say this about what is essentially an obituary or remembrance (on the other hand, why not?), but […]
YouTube Gold: Kareem Knocks Out Kent Benson Two Minutes Into His NBA Career
When Larry Bird got to Indiana, he didn’t stay long at all, less than a month. When asked later why he didn’t stay, he often said he was homesick and felt overwhelmed by the size of the Indiana campus. There was one other factor as well: he was more or less bullied by Kent Benson. […]
Sometimes, Small Acts Of Kindness Have Profound Results
Update – apparently the GoFundMe has been pulled. As you guys know, from time to time, we like to lend support to charities and fundraisers. It’s one of the more rewarding things that we do. It feels really good to make a difference for people when you can. And in this case, we think we […]
If You Want To Pick Duke’s Starters For Next Season, Better Start With This
There’s always this guessing game every spring and summer about who will start for Duke. One set seems to think it’ll be Patrick Ngongba, Dame Sarr, Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje, Cayden Boozer, and John Blackwell. Well, maybe. Some of them certainly will start. However, knowing, as we do, that Jon Scheyer starts with defense first, that […]
NBA Roster Shuffling Heats Up & Two Brotherhood Members Are On The Move
As the annual NBA free agent and trade market heats up, two former Blue Devil teammates are on the move: Brandon Ingram has been traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, while Luke Kennard has left the Los Angeles Lakers and signed with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. L.A. also got Gradey Dick, unprotected […]
YouTube Gold: David Thompson, aka Skywalker
Every player has a hero, even Michael Jordan, and for Jordan, his first basketball idol was NC State’s David Thompson. Coming along shortly after segregation crumbled in the ACC, Thompson was an absolute freak. At just 6-4, if that, Thompson was very strong and also had phenomenal lift: his standing leap was 44″, and with […]
Latest Brotherhood Podcast Is Out!
The Brotherhood Podcast has emerged as one of our favorite podcasts, largely because it’s just Duke players interviewing Duke players, although coaches do show up periodically. For Tuesday, we get freshman Bryson Howard, Deron Rippey, and Cameron Williams. We haven’t had a chance to fully listen yet, but Rippey is the host today. Here’s a […]
U.S. Cruises By Italy In FIBA U17 Play By 51
Over in Turkey, the FIBA U17 World Cup rolls on, and the U.S. finished up group play by just gobsmacking Italy, 131-80, and now moves on to the knockout round. We don’t know beans about Italy’s team, but we can tell you this: it’s a much more convincing win than the last one over a […]
With Morant Gone, Memphis Is All-In On Rookie Cameron Boozer
It didn’t take Memphis long to shut down the Ja Morant era: on Monday, they essentially gave him away, trading him to Portland for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray. They didn’t even get a second-round pick out of this. What it underscores is how much faith they have in their star rookie, former Blue Devil […]
Duke Summer League Schedule
Here is the Summer League schedule for Duke’s NBA rookies for those who need a hoops fix and a break from World Cup play. We formatted it for our purposes, but credit to @BeardedBlueDevl for pulling it together over on X. Don’t read too much into these games, though. Look at what ESPN said about […]
YouTube Gold: USA & Boumtje Boumtje Dominate Japan In FIBA Play
The FIBA U17 World Cup is always a chance to see young players, and in this year’s edition, that’s more true than ever. Most Duke fans had no idea just how good Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is because he has been playing in Spain, well off the AAU circuit and not even much YouTube. But after […]
DBR Bites #168 – True Brotherhood: Kager Knueppel Commits!
Another one!! Kager Knueppel commits to Duke suddenly, so Donald and Jason jump on quickly to discuss it on an emergency DBR Bites! We’re truly excited about Kager deciding to come to Duke, and we get a chance to talk quickly about his game and what he brings to the Blue Devils. It creates some […]
Duke Recruiting: Kager Commits!
Big news as fast-rising stretch four Kager Knueppel has committed to Duke. Obviously, he follows his brother Kon, but they are not the same player. Both shoot extremely well, but Kager is pushing 6-10 and will be more of a stretch forward in Duke’s tradition stretching back (no pun intended) to Danny Ferry in the […]
Boumtje Boumtje & Team USA Trounce Japan By 62 In FIBA World Cup Play
The U.S. blew out Japan, 128-66 in FIBA U17 World Cup Play, and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje unleashed another weapon in his arsenal, blocking 7 shots. Keep in mind that while Japan has improved, it’s still Japan, and that may be part of the story here. And as it turns out, no one on their side […]
DBR Podcast #832: More Draft Analysis, Boumtje Boumtje Takes Over FIBA U-17s
We’re back with Episode 832 as Jason and Donald finally have the time to record together! We start by recapping Donald’s trip to date for the World Cup and the travel he has left on the docket. We then shift to the basketball, starting by giving some in depth analysis on Maliq Brown being drafted […]
Duke Recruiting: Three New Offers
Three offers went out to potential future Blue Devils this weekend: Colton Hiller, AJ Williams, and Adan Diggs. Hiller and Williams have been on the radar for a while, but we’re not as sure about Diggs. If that’s not right, that’s because we haven’t followed him as closely. Add in a potential commitment from Kager […]
Memphis Embraces Boozer, But Morant Problem Still Festers
(Update – Morant was traded to Portland on Monday) Cameron Boozer and his fellow rookie teammates, Karim Lopez and Richie Saunders, have been introduced to fans by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Boozer, at least, seems to have gone over well. The team clearly plans to build around him, and that could mean a tricky transition […]
YouTube Gold: Willis Reed Takes On Wilt Chamberlain
New York Knicks legend Willis Reed is most famous for courageously taking the court in Game 7 of the 1970 Finals despite a very serious leg injury, and scoring the first two baskets. However, there was much more to him than that. At 6-10 and 240, by the standards of his day, he was a […]
Grayson Allen Traded
Apparently, the Charlotte Hornets are not done wheeling and dealing yet: after sending LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves a few days ago, Charlotte now swaps Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns for Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neal. Charlotte gives up a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-rounder, while Phoenix gives Charlotte a 2033 […]
Duke Recruiting: Kager Knueppel Update
There are no guarantees in recruiting, and like horseshoes and hand grenades, close doesn’t count. No one knows what will happen with Kager Knueppel, who is on a lightning rise in the high school rankings, shooting (appropriate for that family, right) from #122 to #28 in just one update. People are catching on, obviously. Duke […]
Former Duke Star Amile Jefferson To Coach Boston’s Summer League Team
Things have seemed somewhat quiet lately for former Duke star and assistant coach Amile Jefferson since moving from Durham to Boston to be an assistant with the Celtics, but that’s from the outside. He’s an assistant. By definition, he’s a background figure for the team, at least as far as the public is concerned. That […]
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