The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast The Devils Den Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul do a deep dive on the 2022 NBA draft, which saw four Duke players selected in the first round and five drafted overall -- a program record. How does each of these players fit on his respective team? Who will have the most immediate impact? Then they get sidetracked talking about the 2022-23 team, because they just can't help themselves.

Josh Smith is joined by Dr. Heather Whitson and Dr. Gwenn Garden of the Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, as well as Dean Brenner of the Alzheimer's Association and Steve Clark and Adam Rowe of 247Sports, to discuss Alzheimer's research, fundraising, and support systems.

Links for listeners who wish to learn more or get involved:

Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - https://dukeuncadrc.org/
Memory and Aging Study - https://dukeuncadrc.org/join-our-study/
Alzheimer's Association - alz.org
To donate to Adam Rowe's Walk to End Alzheimer's team - https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2022/NC-EasternNorthCarolina?team_id=747962&pg=team&fr_id=15712
Coach K and Roy Williams discuss the Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center - https://dukeuncadrc.org/famed-duke-and-unc-coaches-speak-out-for-the-duke-unc-adrc/

Josh and Raul chat with Steve Clark and John Watson of 247Sports. First, they discuss Steve's experience at the most recent Nike EYBL session, including what he saw out of Duke commits Mackenzie Mgbako and Sean Stewart. Then they move on to Duke news. Topics include Trevor Keels' decision to stay in the draft, Duke's hiring of Rachel Baker as General Manager, and Jacob Grandison's fit with the team.
Note: this episode was recorded while Jacob Grandison was still on his Duke visit and before his commitment to Duke.

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by David Bradley, Creative Director of Duke Men's Basketball. He is perhaps best known as the man who launched the Duke Blue Planet website and built Duke's social media brand into the biggest in college basketball. We discuss how he developed a social media empire, its value as a recruiting tool, the impact of the new NIL rules, and his thoughts on how branding and outreach may shift in the Jon Scheyer era.

Josh, Dustin, and Raul pick the top 25 Duke players under K using a snake draft. They make arguments for each of their picks and discuss notable omissions.

Josh and Raul are joined by Steve Clark and John Watson of 247Sports. They discuss whether Trevor Keels will stay in the NBA draft, and how that will affect Duke's actions in the transfer portal. Then Steve gives his impressions of the Duke recruits and commits he saw at the latest Nike EYBL session. Lastly, they touch base once more on the 2023 class. Is Jon Scheyer done or will he add another player in 2023?