The New York Post has a piece up about the succession at Duke and how it has been handled. Columnist Ian O’ Connor has a new book coming about Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and he alleges that Duke offered Tommy Amaker before it offered the job to Jon Scheyer and also alleges that Krzyzewski talked Amaker out of taking it.
From the piece: “Coach K explained to Amaker that if he left Harvard to join the Duke staff as a successor-in-waiting for the 2021-22 season, the move would force the demotion of a Blue Devils assistant and ‘create an awkward dynamic with Scheyer.