It isn’t unprecedented for five Duke basketball talents to hear their names in the same NBA Draft. In fact, it happened just three years ago courtesy of Paolo Banchero at No. 1 overall, Mark Williams at No. 15, AJ Griffin at No. 16, Wendell Moore Jr. at No. 26, and Trevor Keels at No. 42.But it would mark a Duke basketball record in the Jon Scheyer era, as the aforementioned 2022 NBA Draft followed five-time national champion Mike Krzyzewski’s final year at the helm in Durham. And the 2024-25 Blue Devils, who finished 35-4 overall and reached Scheyer’s first Final Four as a head coach, sure seemed worthy of adding such a distinction to their long list of feats.
Sure enough, the latest aggregate mock draft that HoopsHype compiled this past week, reflecting prospects’ average standing across 10 major sites, includes four Blue Devils who have decided to enter the professional ranks early plus one who expired his eligibility last season.
Of course, freshman forward Cooper Flagg checks in at No. 1 overall
