Episode 257 - Travis Branham on Recruiting

The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by 247Sports National Basketball Analyst Travis Branham for a discussion on the national recruiting landscape as a whole and Duke recruiting specifically.

Topics include:

• The impact of NIL and the transfer portal on the timing of player commitments
• How the top programs targeting smaller classes will impact the distribution of talent across college basketball
• Patterns in the type of players Coach Scheyer has chosen to recruit
• The freshman outside of Cooper Flagg likely to have the most impact at Duke
• Kon Knueppel's NBA draft stock and player comps
• Cooper Flagg's potential impact at Duke
• Flagg's best role on offense
• Which school leads in the recruitment of the Boozer twins
• Where Duke might pivot if they don't land the Boozers
• How long Cayden Boozer will likely stay in college
• Cam Boozer vs. Paolo Banchero
• The fit of other Duke recruits alongside the Boozers
• How to achieve greater roster stability in college basketball going forward
• The possibility of multiyear NIL contracts for players

Travis Branham can be found on Twitter as @TravisBranham or on 247Sports at https://247sports.com/user/Travis%20Branham/

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