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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Drafting D’Angelo Russell, New York Knicks Drafting Jahlil Okafor
Every day there seems to be a change in how the NBA teams at the top of the order will draft. One surprising change may be the Los Angeles Lakers taking a sudden interest in D’Angelo Russell, which means the New York Knicks, who are very interested in Jahlil Okafor, may get what they wish for.
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NBA Rumors: Minnesota Timberwolves Will Draft Karl-Anthony Towns
The Minnesota Timberwolves have the number one draft pick this year. What will they do with it? Most believe they’ll pick either Karl-Anthony Towns from Kentucky or Jahlil Okafor out of Duke. But maybe the choice has already been made?
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers Will Draft Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns
The genius coaching of Byron Scott has led another team to a high draft pick. The Los Angeles Lakers will be the second team picking in the 2015 NBA draft, which means taking one of the two big men the Minnesota Timberwolves don’t choose: Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Duke Blue Devils: Jahlil Okafor Has a Tough One-and-Done Tradition to Follow
It’s rare to see Duke players go one-and-done, or at least it used to be. Jahlil Okafor was never going to stick around for long, and he has a mostly impressive list of players to follow in that regard.
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Duke Over Michigan State: Anti-Climatic as it Gets
The “evil empire” final isn’t going to happen, but Duke do kick off the Final Four with an impressive 81-61 win over Michigan State, showing the full range of offensive and defensive abilities players like Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow have to offer.
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Duke Over Notre Dame – Revenge & Playing the Perfect Game
Revenge in sports is sweet, especially when it comes in humiliating form, as Duke avenged their earlier loss this season to Notre Dame with a crushing 90-60 blowout in a game between two top 10 ACC teams, led by a Jahlil Okafor double double and a fantastic performance from Justise Winslow. Notre Dame might have […]
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Notre Dame Beats Duke – ACC Takes Care of Overrated Teams
It’s been established that Duke aren’t as good as their rankings but there’s nothing new about that. A team with bad defense isn’t going to go very far – not on the national front and not in the ACC, losing for a third time, falling against Notre Dame 77-74, finding no way to slow down Jerian Grant, maybe the best player in the conference.
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Duke Over UConn – Beating What They Want to Become
Clearly UConn aren’t the same team they were when they won the national championship last season. Duke still struggled against a difficult opponent, led by Tyus Jones while Jahlil Okafor struggled to still finish with an almost double double and walk away with another win, 66-56 to remain undefeated.
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Duke Blue Devils – Jahlil Okafor Makes Some ACC & Freshman History
Fresh off being ranked number two once again, Duke had an easy time beating Elon 75-62 in a game that was about taking it easy and giving Freshman Jahlil Okaford an opportunity to break some records and set some outstanding milestones.
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Duke Over Wisconsin – The Right to be Number Two in the Nation
The ACC-Big Ten challenge has always been very successful for Duke, carrying on with tradition and getting a huge 80-70 win over number two Wisconsin in Madison, led by Tyus Jones, some excellent defense and an outstanding shooting night that might be one of a kind of them this season.