NEW YORK, N.Y. – The 2023 NBA Draft, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night, sets the stage for the Duke basketball program to continue its recent run of draft success.
Coming off the 2022 draft the saw Paolo Banchero go No. 1 overall leading a school-record five draft picks, freshmen Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead will look to extend the Blue Devils' streak of at least one freshman drafted to 10 straight years.
The Blue Devils have had at least one first-round selection in 10 of the last 11 years, including at least one lottery selection in six consecutive drafts from 2014-19.